Recent Appointments and Retirements

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

• Hon. Michael J. Burke, 2nd Dist., March 1, 2020

2. Pursuant to its constitutional authority, the supreme court has assigned the following to the appellate court:

• Hon. Liam C. Brennan, 2nd Dist., March 2, 2020

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

• Hon. Thomas C. Berglund, 14th Circuit, January 1, 2010
• Christopher P. Threlkeld, 3rd Circuit, February 1, 2020

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

•    Amee Alonso, Cook County Circuit, January 6, 2020
•    Hon. Marina Amendola, Cook County Circuit, January 6, 2020
•    Frank J. Andreau, Cook County Circuit, January 6, 2020
•    Hon. Frederick H. Bates, Cook County Circuit, January 6, 2020
•    John A. Fairman, Cook County Circuit, January 6, 2020
•    Hon. Michael A. Forti, Cook County Circuit, January 6, 2020
•    Michael Hogan, Jr., Cook County Circuit, January 6, 2020
•    Hon. Celestia L. Mays, Cook County Circuit, January 6, 2020
•    Jennifer J. Payne, Cook County Circuit, January 6, 2020
•    Diane M. Pezanoski, Cook County Circuit, January 6, 2020
•    Geri Pinzur Rosenberg, Cook County Circuit, January 6, 2020
•    Rouhy J. Shalabi, Cook County Circuit, January 6, 2020
•    John A. Simon, Cook County Circuit, January 6, 2020
•    Hon. Levander Smith, Jr., Cook County Circuit, January 6, 2020
•    Daniel O. Tiernan, Cook County Circuit, January 6, 2020
•    Christopher M. Kennedy, 19th Circuit, January 31, 2020
•    Daniel Dalton, 14th Circuit, February 14, 2020

5. The following judges have retired: 

•    Hon. David A. Hylla, 3rd Circuit, January 1, 2010
•    Hon. James J. Gavin, Cook County Circuit, 4th Subcircuit, January 30, 2020
•    Hon. Jay W. Ukena, 19th Circuit, Associate Judge, 1st Subcircuit, January 30, 2020
•    Hon. Robert R. Thomas, supreme court, 2nd Dist., February 29, 2020

6. The following judges have resigned:

• Hon. Ronald M. Duebbert, 20th Circuit, January 9, 2020
• Hon. Casey Bloodworth, 1st Circuit, January 17 , 2020