The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2071, proposes revisions of Circuit Rules 34, 47, 60, 31, and 40. Written comments on the proposed rule changes should be sent by May 13, 2024, to:
Voting is now underway in the 2024 ISBA Election. The last day to request a paper ballot is April 15, 2024.
ISBA's election provider Election-America emailed e-ballots to members with valid email addresses on March 27. All members of the Association (except non-lawyer members) with dues paid by March 1, 2024 are eligible to vote. The deadline for voting is Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. CT
The University of Chicago and Loyola University Chicago is hosting the American Mock Trial Association National Championship on April 19-21, 2024, at The Daley Center, 50 W Washington Street. The tournament still needs Chicago area legal professionals willing to volunteer to serve as judges.
The Illinois Supreme Court announced today the appointment of 12 judges in the Circuit Court of Cook County. These appointments were made out of public necessity in order to ensure an adequate level of judicial staffing.
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Now that the Illinois Supreme Court in Estate of Coffman determined that the fiduciary relationship between the principal and their agent begins at the time the power of attorney is signed, attorneys should be cautious when advising clients in naming agents under property powers of attorney, explains Robert S. Held in his April Illinois Bar Journal article, “Instant Karma.”
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Our panel of leading appellate attorneys reviews the opinions handed down Thursday, April 4, 2024, by the Illinois Supreme Court.
The ISBA President-Elect will appoint a member to one of the under-represented seats of the Board of Governors at the May 17 meeting of the Board of Governors. The member appointed to this position will serve with full Board member privileges for a three-year term beginning the first day of the 2024 Annual Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri.
The names of three new associate judges, selected in a vote of Cook County Circuit Court judges, were announced today by Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts.