Meet Our Newest Judge: Magistrate Judge Lisa Jensen
By Scott Paccagnini
Federal Civil Practice,
March 2020
A spotlight on Judge Lisa Jensen, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Western Division’s newest magistrate judge.
The Longest Serving Illinois Judge Retires
By Hon. Alfred M. Swanson, (ret.)
Bench and Bar,
August 2019
Judge Matoesian entered judicial service on November 19, 1965, and served in Madison and Bond counties until his retirement—the longest tenure of any active judge in Illinois.
Making the record
By Hon. Kevin T. Busch
Bench and Bar,
February 2018
While the reporter has a duty to take down all that is said, the true burden of making a record rests with us, the judges and attorneys. So what can we do to make a better record?
Judges are not like umpires
By J. Andrew Hirth
Bench and Bar,
August 2010
Those who contend a judge’s only purpose is to call balls and strikes must think very little of the arguments advanced by the advocates who come before the Court.
Interview with Judge Katz
By Erin Lamm
Young Lawyers Division,
April 2010
Learn more about the Honorable Nancy Katz, Associate Judge in the Domestic Relations Division in Chicago.
Judges need hugs too: Insights into judicial stress
By Hon. Patricia C. Coffey
Bench and Bar,
May 2005
Judges have it easy. We arrive late, take two-hour lunch breaks, leave early and, when it suits our fancy, take time to don our black robes and reign, arbitrarily and capriciously, in courtrooms where our word is law, at least until it is reviewed by a higher court.
Meet the county division judges
By Katherine A. Amari
State and Local Taxation,
November 2002
Judge Michael Murphy graduated at the top of his class from The John Marshall Law School in 1971. Judge Murphy began his legal career at the Illinois Attorney General's Office where he headed the Civil Rights Division.
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