Cynthia Y. Cobbs, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced today that Ericka A. Sanders, received a majority of the votes cast by the circuit judges in the Fourth Judicial Circuit and is declared to be appointed to the office of associate judge.
Sanders received her undergraduate degree in 1995 from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale and her Juris Doctor in 1998 from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. Ms. Sanders is currently affiliated with the Marion County Public Defender's Office in Salem.
Southern Illinois
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December 3, 2009 |
Practice News
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December 2, 2009
Central Illinois
- Knox County residents seek 9th Judicial judgeship, Canton Daily Ledger
- DNA testing sought on tire iron found near Beason suspects' home, Bloomington Pantagraph
Chicago area
- Cook County "lawsuit tax" has judicial groups at odds, Illinois Statehouse News
- Elgin man admits placing spy-cam in women's bathroom at work, Daily Herald
- Woman sues United, says luggage fell on foot, Chicago Tribune
- Husband-wife team in court in Chicago in payoffs case, Chicago Sun-Times
- Boston Blackies files Chapter 11, Chicago Business
- Dugan jury originally opted for life sentence, Chicago Tribune
- Aurora attorney joins Democratic race for Kane judge, Kane County
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December 1, 2009
Central Illinois
- Declarations of Satan, false evidence get defendant thrown out of courtroom, Peoria Journal Star
Chicago area
Southern Illinois
- 12 arrested for DUI all took sobriety tests, county says - avoiding blood-alcohol tests, Belleville News-Democrat
- Man gets life term in Madison Co. molestation case, Belleville News-Democrat
- Suspect pleads not guilty in Southern Illinois double killing, Belleville News-Democrat
Nation
- Best way to preserve marriage? Ban divorce, Bloomington Pantagraph
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November 30, 2009 |
People
Longtime attorney John D. Drew died recently at his home in Benton. Drew began his career as an attorney in 1979, and was a member of the Franklin County Bar Association and the Illinois Bar Association. “Many people didn’t realize the pro bono work that John did,” Muir noted. “I’ve had a dozen people tell me over the last few days that John had handled things for them and didn’t charge them a dime.” Read the full obituary in the Benton Evening News.
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November 24, 2009
State
Chicago area
- Another associate judge slot opens: Judge Patrick Lawler retiring next month, Lake County News-Sun
- 38 states support challenge to Chicago handgun ban, Chicago Tribune
- E2 nightclub owners sentenced to two years each, Chicago Sun-Times
- Prosecutors: Sergeant stole $1 million from cop fund, Chicago Tribune
- Second-grader's parents sue District 300 after bus runs over his leg, Daily Herald
Northern Illinois
- First steps taken in courthouse expansion project, DeKalb Daily Chronicle
- Former teacher suing Moline school board, Quad-City Times
Southern Illinois
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November 23, 2009
Central Illinois
- Peoria woman awarded $75 million in case against drug company, Peoria Journal Star
- Another lawsuit filed against insurance company stripped of license, Bloomington Pantagraph
Chicago area
- $6M settlement in 2006 Joliet crash, Joliet Herald News
- 10 indicted in "sham marriage" immigration scam, Chicago Tribune
- Man pleads not guilty in ESPN reporter videos case, Chicago Sun-Times
- Lawsuit filed by parents of boy hit by school bus, Chicago Tribune
- Woman testifies about escaping man accused of 11 murders, Chicago Tribune
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November 19, 2009
State
- Lawyer: Give Ryan Pension, Peoria Journal Star
Central Illinois
- Some Beason documents opened, but search warrant sealed, Bloomington Pantagraph
Southern Illinois
- Same pair of lawyers gather another 90 plaintiffs in suit over Avandia, Madison/St. Clair Record
Nation
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November 18, 2009
State
- Ryan's lawyers ask Supreme Court for partial pension, Springfield State Journal-Register
Central Illinois
- Child molester John White loses bid for reduced sentence, Bloomington Pantagraph
Chicago area
- Judge delays ID of "Hipcheck 16", Chicago Tribune
- Prosecutors rethinking death for dad in sons' burnings, Chicago Tribune
- More video shown in bar beating, Chicago Tribune
- Crystal Lake man insane when he tried to kill girlfriend, judge rules, Daily Herald
Northern Illinois
- Union has filed labor dispute charges against First Student, DeKalb Daily Chronicle
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November 17, 2009
Chicago area
- Protest, lawsuit mark first day of abortion "bubble law", Chicago Tribune
- Boeing sued by investors over 787 delays, Chicago Business
- Man jailed for tossing coffee at barista, Daily Herald
Northern Illinois
- Two taken into custody for refusing to testify (Davenport), Quad-City Times
Southern Illinois
- Drug caused woman's skin to peel off, suit seeks $1.9 million, Madison Record
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November 16, 2009
State
- Cellini dropped as defendant from Blagojevich trial, Springfield State Journal-Register
Chicago area
- Judge to CPS: Allow transfers out of Fenger, Chicago Tribune
- Bensenville to drop O'Hare expansion fight, Chicago Tribune
- Blagojevich's brother wants separate trial, Chicago Sun-Times
- Man to be sentenced for "crime tornado", Daily Herald
Northern Illinois
- Deere withdraws trial costs in retiree case, Quad-City Times
- Pedigo murder accomplice found unfit for trial, Quad-City Times
Southern Illinois
- Madison County asbestos cases top last year's total, Madison Record
- Victim's widow defends prosecution in church shooting, Alton Telegraph