January 2017 Bench and Bar Newsletter

By Hon. Michael B. Hyman

A bias-free profession is the goal. While it is essentially an impossible goal, justice demands that each of us try.

By Gary L. Schlesinger

The lesson from Knoll v. Coyne is that if one is seeking indirect civil contempt, one must tell the court what the purge should be. If the purpose of the contempt is punishment for violating a court order, that is criminal contempt and all the constitutional rights of a criminal defendant apply.

By Albert E. Durkin

Are there circumstances where a plaintiff can request that the Court compel the defendant to submit to a physical or mental examination by a physician designated by the plaintiff?

Recent changes to Illinois' judiciary.