Law School: DePaul University College of Law A total of 212 attorneys originally submitted applications for consideration, and 36 applicants withdrew from the process. The deadline for applications for the current class was February 3, so it is unsurprising that a list would have been created by now.. Admitted to the Bar: 1999 The 249 circuit judges have the constitutional authority to fill associate judge vacancies and are required to follow the procedures outlined in Rule 39 of the Rules of the Illinois Supreme Court. Update on Associate Judge selection process. Illustration by Melissa Fernandez for Injustice Watch. Chief Judge Evans said the Nominating Committee interviewed 225 applicants over a 10-week period, and the selection of the 44 candidates was unanimous. After much work and careful consideration by the Nominating Committee, I am pleased to submit the names of these candidates for consideration to join the bench of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Chief Judge Evans said. The Chief Judge must then notify the Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts of the names of the candidates selected by the Nominating Committee and request the Director to begin the balloting process. Applicants should be aware that their names will be released to the media to allow public comment on their candidacy and that a bar evaluation may also be requested. Ballots listing the names of 26 finalists, chosen from 283 candidates, were distributed to 249 circuit judges. Additional Content. The Circuit Judges vote for one candidate for each vacancy to be filled. We also examined the applicants bar ratings, career achievements, and whether they could be fair and impartial adjudicators.. Associate judges are selected by the court's elected circuit judges in a process that is supposed to be merit-based and provide a counterbalance to a judiciary largely selected through partisan elections. All of the candidates received positive ratings from the bar associations. Admitted to the Bar: 1997 The last time associate judge vacancies were open to new applicants, in August 2021, 246 people applied for 22 seats. For this selection process, Circuit Judges will see 34 names on their ballots and will select 17 candidates. Email us at [emailprotected] or call us at (312) 521-0977. PORTER, Brian Randall Released On 08/10/2021. 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Hall, Administrative Presiding Judge, Juvenile Justice and Child Protection Resource Section, Honorable Moshe Jacobius, Presiding Judge, Chancery Division, Honorable Raymond L. Jagielski, Presiding Judge, Fifth Municipal District, Honorable LeRoy K. Martin Jr., Presiding Judge, Criminal Division, Honorable Sharon M. Sullivan, Presiding Judge, County Division, Honorable Shelley Sutker-Dermer, Presiding Judge, Second Municipal District, Honorable E. Kenneth Wright Jr., Presiding Judge, First Municipal District. In 2018, only one of the 17 candidates selected to serve as an associate judge was Black. The Chief Judge must then notify the Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts of the names of the candidates selected by the Nominating Committee and request the Director to begin the balloting process. At the end of 6 hours, the session will disconnect and information entered will not be saved. The group includes both government attorneys and attorneys in private practice. PITTS, Dartesia Ayanna VINES, Michael James Admitted to the Bar: 1993 Chief Judge Evans thanked The Chicago Bar Association and the Alliance for their work in evaluating the associate judge applicants, saying, The bar ratings are helpful throughout the entire process, both to the Nominating Committee during its final deliberations and to the circuit judges when casting their ballots., Evans added, I appreciate the considerable resources that the bar association members and staff devoted to performing this task. LOPEZ, Diana Elena This could . Admitted to the Bar: 1993 COLEMAN, Jennifer Frances JHA, Lakshmi Elkhanialy Associate judges are selected by the courts elected circuit judges in a process that is supposed to be merit-based and provide a counterbalance to a judiciary largely selected through partisan elections. One of those officers was Thomas Gaffney, who was among the first officers to encounter 17-year-old Laquan McDonald the night that former police officer Jason Van Dyke killed him in October 2014. ###. Cook County Circuit Court Chief Judge Timothy Evans announced Tuesday the names of candidates vying to fill 22 associate judge vacancies in the circuit court. Honorable E. Kenneth Wright, Jr., Presiding Judge, First Municipal District judge of the circuit court 7 maryland candidates 19 3407 . The candidates constitute a diverse group, racially and ethnically, and include 22 men and 22 women. The names of 22 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. Honorable Raymond L. Jagielski, Presiding Judge, Fifth Municipal District SMUDA, Joan Ellen Applicants should be aware that their names will be released to the media to allow public comment on their candidacy and that a bar evaluation may also be requested. Chicago Bar Association Releases Judicial Findings for June 28 Primary Election Wednesday, June 1, 2022 - The Chicago Bar Association today released evaluation results for candidates seeking to become a Judge in Cook County, including those seeking a seat on the Illinois Appellate Court, and the Circuit Court. Honorable LeRoy K. Martin Jr., Presiding Judge, Criminal Division The 239 circuit judges have the constitutional authority to fill associate judge vacancies, using the procedures outlined in Illinois Supreme Court Rule 39. Historically, few associate judges have lost their bid for re-election which requires 60% of circuit judges to vote to keep them even those with significant appellate court reversals finding errors in their interpretation of the law, negative bar ratings, and documented histories of problematic behavior. The 17 candidates who receive the most votes will become Associate Judges. Ballots were due September 7, 2021. Cook County Circuit Court judges are elected by the public to six-year terms, either countywide or in smaller subcircuits. Honorable Mary Ellen Coghlan, Presiding Judge, Probate Division The judges vote for one candidate for each vacancy to be filled. BAE, Jennifer Eun Current Affiliation: The Brooks Law Firm, Resident: Homewood, Illinois 12/28/2022. Honorable Timothy C. Evans, Chief Judge OSTOJIC, Radusa PLANEY, Mary Anna Law School: University of Pennsylvania Law School Please send your comments to Urie Clark, JEC-Chair at c lark7251@sbcglobal.net if you have pertinent information regarding any of the named candidates. The Nominating Committee is made up of the following circuit judges: Associate Judge vacancies are listed below and are available to be submitted by completing the electronic application (PDF fillable document) for the corresponding circuit. Chambers, the longest-serving of the judges being replaced, had been on the bench since 1997. BARRIDO, Jerome Celis In 2018, only one of the 17 candidates selected to serve as an associate judge was Black. A total of 272 licensed attorneys originally submitted applications for consideration for the 17 Associate Judge vacancies and underwent evaluations by several bar associations. Any attorney licensed to practice in Illinois who is a U.S. citizen and a resident of Cook County can apply for the positions with the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts through March 3. Below is the list of the 44 candidates that was forwarded to the Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts: The candidates constitute a diverse group, racially and ethnically, and include 22 men and 22 women. These mostly entail constitutional questions or when there is a dispute in the lower courts. Civil Litigation - Private . I am pleased to submit the names of these candidates for consideration to join the bench of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Chief Judge Evans said. Sign up for our weekly newsletter to get our public service journalism emailed directly to you. Admitted to the Bar: 1999 222 N. LaSalle St., 13th Floor Law Clerk at Cook County State's Attorney's Office, 2019 Recipient of: Dean's List, 2020 Alliance of Illinois Judges Academic Scholarship, 2020 Emory Law Summer Research . Associate judges make up about one-third of the roughly 400-member judiciary in Cook County. Cook County Circuit Court Chief Judge Timothy Evans presided over the ceremony. The actual number of applicants is, however, 246. Fourteen of the 22 new associate judges are current or former Cook County prosecutors. Honorable Erica L. Reddick, Presiding Judge, Criminal Division If you have any questions, please contact the Administrative Office at 217-557-8552 or 217-558-4490 during regular business hours. Current Affiliation: Cook County States Attorneys Office, Resident: Chicago In keeping with the modern trend, applications may be submitted electronically to the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts (and emailers will have until 11:59 p . Presiding judges will set up Zoom and/or in-person meetings to allow circuit judges to meet with all the candidates. Court Holiday Schedule. Subscriptions. Presiding Judges will set up video or in-person meetings to enable circuit judges to meet with all the candidates. Injustice Watch is a nonpartisan, nonprofit journalism organization that conducts in-depth research exposing institutional failures that obstruct justice and equality. The Director then counts the ballots, which are accompanied by a signed card, tabulates the results, and certifies them to the Chief Judge at all times maintaining the secrecy of the ballots. Feb 2017 - Present6 years 2 months. The Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, which certifies the elections, announced the winners last week but didnt release the vote tallies. Email us at [emailprotected] or call us at (312) 521-0977. While Circuit Judges are . SWANAGAN, Anthony Charles Under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 39, the nominating committee must select twice as many qualified candidates as there are vacancies to be filled; in this case, the nominating committee will select 20 candidates from which the circuit judges will fill the 10 vacancies. View Detail Send e-mail to this poster 4/20/2019 3:38:17 PM. Chambers, Arthur F. Hill, Jr., Mark Joseph Lopez, and Thomas R. Mulroy, Jr., the appointment of Associate Judge Thomas More Donnelly to the office of circuit judge, and the authorized increase of two (2) associate judgeships for the Circuit Court of Cook County as a result of the 2020 Federal census-based associate judgeships pursuant to 705 ILCS 45/2. Honorable E. Kenneth Wright, Jr., Presiding Judge, First Municipal District The bar groups should be commended for their diligent work, Chief Judge Evans said. After that, they run every four years on a retention ballot, in which 60% . BHAVE, Sunil Shashikant Presiding Judges will set up video or in-person meetings to enable circuit judges to meet with all the candidates. ROE-TAYLOR, Parle M. My colleagues and I were guided in our deliberations by a comprehensive approach that considered multiple aspects such as legal excellence and variety of legal experience as well as diversity of race, ethnicity and gender, Judge Evans said. HERNANDEZ, Jasmine Villaflor Law School: Northern Illinois University College of Law PATTERSON, Monique Lene We also examined the applicants bar ratings, career achievements, and whether they could be fair and impartial adjudicators.. Date. Note: Evaluations are included in the attached PDF. The Alliance is made up of the Illinois State Bar Association and the following 11 minority and ethnic bar organizations: Arab American Bar Association of Illinois, Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Chicago Area, Black Women Lawyers Association of Greater Chicago, Chicago Council of Lawyers, Cook County Bar Association, Decalogue Society of Lawyers, Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois, Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois, Chicagos LGBTQ+ Bar Association, Puerto Rican Bar Association, and Womens Bar Association of Illinois. Built with the Largo WordPress Theme from the Institute for Nonprofit News. The new associate judges will be sworn in Oct. 4. To aid Illinois voters in their responsibility to elect and retain judges, the Illinois State Bar Association provides public information about the qualifications of judicial candidates and judges seeking retention. KNIBBS, James John Proponents of the associate judges selection process argue that it more closely resembles a merit-based system than the partisan public elections for circuit judges. I thank them for their important contributions that assist us in appointing excellent Associate Judges for the Circuit Court of Cook County. A nominating committee, which includes the chief judge and the presiding judges of various court divisions and districts, then interviews the applicants and selects finalists. Age: 47 DUFFY, Cristin Bar evaluations were issued for all of the associate judge applicants by The Chicago Bar Association and the Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening, at the request of Chief Judge Evans. TULLY, John J. We also examined the applicants bar ratings, career achievements, and whether they could be fair and impartial adjudicators. PIEMONTE, Gina Angela Circuit judges then vote on candidates. Honorable James P. Flannery Jr., Presiding Judge, Law Division GOLDBERG, Mitchell Benjamin The last time associate judge vacancies were open to new applicants, in August 2021, 246 people applied for 22 seats. Bar evaluations were issued for all Associate Judge applicants by The Chicago Bar Association and the Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening, at the request of Chief Judge Evans. Honorable Sanjay T. Tailor, Justice, Illinois 1stDistrict Appellate Court Applications submitted via facsimile will not be accepted. Age: 48 Chicago, IL 60601, Director PATTAROZZI, Michael Nando This involves . A copy of the e-Signed submitted application will be returned to the applicant and original submitted to the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts. According to the AOIC release, the new judges' terms will expire June 30, 2023. Ballots listing the names of 26 finalists, chosen from 283 candidates, were distributed to 249 circuit judges. The Nominating Committee of the Circuit Court of Cook County today announced its selection of the 30 candidates who will seek appointment to 15 Associate Judge vacancies by a vote of the Circuit Judges. Director JANNUSCH, Matthew William Seven of the announced vacancies come as a result of retirements and resignations. Please be advised, there is a six (6) hour time frame for completing the online Associate Judge Application. 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