Recent Appointments and Retirements

1. Pursuant to its constitutional authority, the supreme court has appointed the following to be circuit judges:

• Hon. Cara L. Smith, Cook County Circuit, July 1, 2020
• Hon. William D. Stiehl, 20th Circuit, July 15, 2020
• Sam A. Limentato, 6th Circuit, August 3, 2020
• Hon. Michael Sabol, 21st Circuit, August 3, 2020
• Hon. Michael W. Reidy, 18th Circuit, August 10, 2020
• Hon. Dana McReynolds, 14th Circuit, August 31, 2020

2. The following judges have retired: 

•    Hon. Heidi Ladd, 6th Circuit, July 1, 2020
•    Hon. Thomas Lipscomb, Cook County Circuit, 8th Subcircuit, July 1, 2020
•    Hon. Patrick T. Rogers, Cook County Circuit, 4th Subcircuit, July 6, 2020
•    Hon. Dorothy French Mallen, 18th Circuit, July 10, 2020
•    Hon. Jeffrey W. O’Connor, 14th Circuit, July 31, 2020
•    Hon. James B. Kinzer, 21st. Circuit, August 2, 2020
•    Hon. Brad K. Bleyer. 1st Circuit, August 3, 2020
•    Hon. William Timothy O’Brien, Cook County Circuit, 10th Subcircuit, August 5, 2020
•    Hon. James J. Konetski, Associate Judge, 18th Circuit, August 6, 2020
•    Hon. Brian D. Lewis, Associate Judge, 1st Circuit, August 8, 2020

3. The circuit judges have appointed the following to be associate judges:

•     Rhonda K. Bruno, 19th Circuit, July 2, 2020
•     Kara M. Bartucci, 21st Circuit, August 7, 2020