Judicial Advisory Polls

The mission of the Standing Committee on Judicial Advisory Polls is

  • To study, formulate and recommend occasions for and methods of conducting advisory polls of members of the bar on qualifications of candidates for judicial office, and to supervise and conduct such polls when requested by local bar associations in accordance with policy and procedure established by the Assembly.
  • Consists of chair, vice-chair, director of administrative services as secretary ex officio, and 13 additional members. Eight members constitute a committee quorum. No change in the basic Judicial Advisory Polls Committee Policy shall be adopted with less than six affirmative votes.

Committee Roster

  • Torrie M. Newsome, Law Office of Torrie M Newsome, Waukegan, Chair
  • John J. Rekowski, Glen Carbon, Vice-Chair
  • Barbara L. Delanois, Danville, Secretary
  • Hon. April G. Troemper, 7th Judicial Circuit, Carlinville, Ex-Officio
  • Brendan D. Bukalski, Esq, Johnson Law Group, Bloomington, Member
  • Hon. Gerald B. Cohn, US COURTS, Collinsville, Member
  • Michael G. Cortina, Amundsen Davis LLC, Crystal Lake, Member
  • Hon. Thomas B. Ewing, Lewistown, Member
  • Brian D. Flynn, Flynn Guymon & Garavalia, Belleville, Member
  • Kelly L. Garrett-Hicks, Hicks Spector LLC, Columbia, Member
  • Edward T. Graham, Jr., Brown Hay & Stephens, Springfield, Member
  • David A. Herman, Giffin Winning Cohen & Bodewes PC, Springfield, Member
  • Hon. Amy C. Lannerd, Quincy, Member
  • Hon. Pamela E. Loza, Glenview, Member
  • Hon. Brian R. McKillip, Ret., Warrenville, Member
  • James A. Murphy, Mahoney Silverman & Cross LLC, Joliet, Member
  • Susan W. Rogaliner, Susan W Rogaliner Attorney at Law, South Elgin, Member
  • Hon. Heinz M. Rudolf, St Clair County Courthouse, Belleville, Member
  • Patrick T. Timoney, Timoney Law Office, Springfield, Member
  • Hon. Albert G. Webber, IV, Hughes Tenney Postlewait Coale, Decatur, Member
  • Nargis A. Khokhar, Guardian Law LLC, Bloomington, Board Liaison
  • Michelle Hammitt, Illinois State Bar Association, Springfield, Staff Liaison
  • Charles J. Northrup, Illinois State Bar Association, Springfield, Staff Liaison