Justice David K. Overstreet and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the recall and assignment of the Honorable Mark H. Clarke (ret.) to the Fifth District Appellate Court.
Judge Clarke is being assigned to fill the vacancy created by the upcoming retirement of Justice James R. Moore, effective December 31, 2025. The assignment of Judge Clarke is effective January 27, 2026, and will conclude on December 4, 2028.
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December 5, 2025 | Practice News

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The Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) is accepting applications for one Legal Counsel position.
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December 5, 2025 | Practice News
Leading appellate attorney reviews the Illinois Supreme Court opinion handed down Thursday, December 4. -
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December 5, 2025 | Practice News
Public invited to submit comments on 2 applicants Justice Lisa Holder White of the Supreme Court of Illinois has announced the formation of a judicial screening committee for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit – Subcircuit No. 1. -
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December 3, 2025 | Practice News
The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice (ATJ Commission) announced today the winners of two awards, the Hon. Thomas L. Kilbride (Ret.) Judicial Access to Justice Award and the Jeffrey D. Colman Access to Justice Award. The 2025 recipients are Chief Administrative Law Judge Brian Weinthal and Brenda Sprague, Executive Assistant to the Chief Judge of the First Judicial Circuit. These awards are designed to recognize and celebrate exceptional contributions to increasing access to the court system by improving the experience of litigants. -
December 3, 2025 | Practice NewsThe Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is accepting applications for two attorney positions.
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December 3, 2025 | Practice News
The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) will begin offering a new version of the bar examination, known as the NextGen Uniform Bar Examination (NextGen UBE), beginning in July 2026. -
December 3, 2025 | Practice News
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