Mark A. VandeWiele, 14th Circuit, December 23, 2020, Hon. He says the main reason he put so much into his campaign fund was to scare away potential rivals and that he did that on the advice of Democratic ward committeemen. Scott Drazewski, 11th Circuit, December 31, 2020, Hon. You will receive exclusive reports and member-only services throughout the year. Retired judge says new judges bond court debut was a prime example of judicial activism November 5, 2021 5:02 AM CWBChicago Citywide It has been a week He served in supervisory roles, becoming counsel to the attorney general in 1988 before his later appointment to the bench. They say he is not a good judge, but I think the truth is far more political. Hon. Cook County Circuit, 13th Subcircuit, December 6, 2020, Hon. Click here for more information. J.B. Pritzker urged the public to check with family and friends to make sure they know about the upcoming renewal due dates, which will be issued monthly now until mid-2024. Jonathan C. Wright, 11th Circuit, December 7, 2020, Hon. Our system of justice is not designed for judges to be political activists from the bench, a retired Cook County circuit judge told CWBChicago this week. Tyria B. Walton, Cook County Circuit, 1st Subcircuit, December 7, 2020, Hon. But, they are willing to stand with their pals and friends and colleagues who are judges to give them High Ratings that the judges then use to tout to the public and argue they deserve to be retained. That would have posed a clear conflict of interest when those government bodies had cases before him in traffic court, he says. 70 W. Madison St, Suite 1925 Former Cook County Judge Richard Cooke, holding his judicial robe, at his Logan Square law office. Jubeh is a nice person and I have no quarrel with her. Fire in Orland Park home spreads to gazebo, deck and wood fence, Wolves take Game 5, one Game from winning Calder Cup Finals, Our Lady of Mt. Mark R. Gerhardt, 22nd Circuit, 4th Subcircuit, December 7, 2020, Hon. Despite the alleged admission, McCarthy ruled there was no probable cause for the man to be detained because obviously its not his purse., That was a prime example of judicial activism, the retired judge said. Please make a contribution to our operating fund or purchase a subscription today. Jackie Marie Portman-Brown, Cook County Circuit, 5th Subcircuit, December 6, 2020, Hon. Shelvin L. M. Hall, Appellate Court, 1st District, December 6, 2020, Hon. Retiring are Third Municipal Presiding Judge Joseph Urso, following a 33-year career marked by numerous high-profile cases; Associate Judge Howard Fink, the The retirement of Ford, who first was appointed to the bench in 1997, took effect April 12, a spokesman for the Illinois Supreme Court confirmed Friday. Joan Margaret OBrien, Cook County Circuit, September 17, 2021 Jon. The terms of the following judges have expired: The newsletter of the ISBAs Bench & Bar Section, Paul E. 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WebPast & Present Circuit Judges | 19th Judicial Circuit Court, IL Home Our Organization History of Our Court Past & Present Circuit Judges Past & Present Circuit Judges Special Notes * - Denotes Circuit Judges of McHenry County. Ford twice dismissed charges against a Park Ridge police officer who was accused of chasing down and beating two juveniles who had shot a projectile into his car. DAYTON Retired Montgomery County Common Pleas Court Judge Michael Krumholtz, who served the court for nearly a decade, has died, court officials confirmed Friday. Murray The Division is currently preparing to relaunch this program in collaboration with Cook County Legal Aid for Housing and Debt,a county-wide initiative that helps residents resolve eviction, foreclosure, debt, and tax deed issues. WebHon. Lloyd J. Brooks, reinstated, Cook County Circuit, October 4, 2021, Barbara Dawkins, Cook County Circuit, October 4, 2021, Hon. In one case, a decision by Ford to reject a post-conviction petition without a hearing was reassigned to another judge, after evidence emerged that the judge had been involved in prosecuting the case before he joined the bench. Cooke says he told Evans and the others on the judges committee hed quit if they referred his case to the Judicial Inquiry Board. Sun-Times file. IDobbinate.com, CWBChicago has no corporate sponsors and no backing by foundations or political groups. Magistrate Judge Cheryl Zwart said that she would make her detention ruling on Friday, deciding whether to hold Councilman Palermo, 49; retired Omaha Police Capt. Many voters vote No on all the judges not to hurt the judges but to help campaigns take out bad judges that have been targeted by groups angry with rulings. Ford dismissed the petition for lack of evidence, the court found, after he had refused to grant Jakes discovery to obtain evidence that the detectives had been accused of such torture in other cases. That got her some business, I am sure. State records show Cooke also paid $40,000 for campaign help to a company owned by state Rep. Luis Arroyo Sr., D-Chicago, and his wife. The Cook County chief judge has ordered all judges and court employees to return to work in person beginning next month. Cook County Circuit, 10th Subcircuit, December 7, 2020, Lorraine Mary Murphy, Cook County Circuit, December 7, 2020, Hon. Sharon O. Johnson, Appellate Court, 1st District, December 7, 2020, Hon. There are four Cook County Judges seeking retention who have the worst records when it comes to having their rulings reserved by the Appellate Court. Levy is the Courts eighteenth federal district judge in the District of Maine, according to the courts website.Before he became a U.S. District judge, Levy was a Judge Jacobius also worked as a Chicago public school teacher from 1969 to 1974. in history in 1967 and a M.A. A Chicago man accused of opening fire on a car occupied by his ex-girlfriends new boyfriend and her 3-year-old girl in Uptown was sentenced to seven years this week, according to court records. But they are not like everyday candidates even though they are candidates on our election ballot. Edward Burke, who oversees judicial slating for the party. Your IP: Man gets 7 years for shooting at car occupied by his ex-girlfriends boyfriend and her 3-year-old, 85-year-old woman carjacked at gunpoint on Northwest Side, Convicted rapist gets 45 years for stabbing woman during Wicker Park home invasion. Teresa Molina, Cook County Circuit, December 7, 2020, Hon. All rights reserved. Arthur F. Hill, Jr., associate Judge, Cook County Circuit, October 31, 2021, Hon. Cook County Judge Ral Vega is retiring under a cloud of allegations The former top judge of Cook Countys domestic violence court, Vega will retire with a lifetime pension, despite accusations from women in his courtroom that he mistreated them. Gail L. Noll, 7th Circuit, December 7, 2020, Margaret M. OConnell, 18th Circuit, December 7, 2020, Eileen M. OConnor, Cook County Circuit, 6th SubCircuit, December 7, 2020, Hon. Every judge running for retention must get 60 percent Yes Votes from all the votes cast in their favor. The Division is currently preparing to relaunch this program in collaboration with Cook County Legal Aid for Housing and Debt,a county-wide initiative that helps residents resolve eviction, foreclosure, debt, and tax deed issues. Sondra N. Denmark, Cook County Circuit, 2nd Subcircuit, December 7, 2020, Hon. Author John Seasly explains A reversal means an appeals court decided a judge was wrong and overturned all or part of a ruling. The average number of reversals for a judge is four, he writes. Before coming to the bench, Judge Jacobius spent 16 years in the Office of the Illinois Attorney General, prosecuting cases and defending Illinois agencies and officials. With a wink, during lunch, I was told that we were expected to work until 4 p.m. each day, he says. WebThe Hon. He became presiding judge of that division in June of 2000. Lynn Weaver-Boyle, Cook County Circuit, December 7, 2020, Hon. But soon, he says, he saw that he and other judges were being conditioned not to express opinions that differed from that of Chief Judge Evans., Chief Cook County Judge Timothy Evans. The checks went to four Democratic ward organizations in the subcircuit, House Speaker Michael Madigans Democratic Party of Illinois and the 14th Ward Democratic organization headed by Ald. Click to reveal InjusticeWatch, by the way, doesnt recommend for or against retention as they are non-political. Injustice Watch previously found that in his years on the bench, Ford, a former assistant Cook County States Attorney, had been reversed in more than a dozen cases, repeatedly for failing to credit defense issues, and had been involved in several controversial actions. Our coverage area has expanded to cover other North Side neighborhoods. (The Center Square) All Cook County judges and court employees will be required to at their "regularly assigned workspace" Monique OToole, 18th Circuit, December 7, 2020, Hon. And I think voters should have an issue with her, too. Privacy PolicyDisclaimerLegal Holiday ScheduleRules of the Court Orders of the Court, Information for Law Enforcement on Bond Cards, Petition For Authorization to Issue Bond Certifica, Petition For Authorization To Act As A Civil Suret, Part 20 (Rules) Court-Annexed Civil Mediation, Juvenile Justice&Child Protection Resource Section, Copyright 2020 by Circuit Court of Cook County, Municipal District 3 and Domestic Violence. WebThe Hon. Gerardo Tristan, Jr., Cook County Circuit, 14th Subcircuit, December 7, 2020, Ray W. Vaughn, 2nd Circuit, December 7, 2020, Hon. By Kelly Garcia (Chicago Reader) | January 27, 2022 John L. McGehee, 14th Circuit, December 7, 2020, Regina A. Mescall, Cook County Circuit, 3rd Subcircuit, December 7, 2020, Hon. That is not who I am as a person.. For example, people who support controversial Cook County States Attorney Kim Foxx are campaigning hard to toss Judge Michael P. Toomin from the ballot. Arthur F. Hill, Jr., associate Judge, Cook County Circuit, Matthew J. Hartrich, 2nd Circuit, December 7, 2020, Sheree D. Henry, Cook County Circuit, December 7, 2020, Christopher E. Hitzemann, 20th Circuit, December 7, 2020, Hon. At the orientation for what he thought would be his dream job, Richard Cooke says he and other rookie Cook County judges were told they should appreciate their ascension into career paradise and never question the boss. So, we just shrug our shoulders and skip them on the ballot, which is a real injustice if you ask me. But I was also told how to sneak out of the Daley Center early through the concourse level.. (function($) {window.fnames = new Array(); window.ftypes = new Array();fnames[0]='EMAIL';ftypes[0]='email';fnames[1]='FNAME';ftypes[1]='text';fnames[2]='LNAME';ftypes[2]='text';}(jQuery));var $mcj = jQuery.noConflict(true); Follow Ray Hanania at This job as a judge, we were told, came with unbelievable perks: high salary, incredible respect, five weeks paid vacation, basically unlimited, compensated sick days, minimal supervision, great health insurance and an outstanding pension, Cooke says. Blog covering the Cook County Courts and judges, Southport Corridor News Unjustified scrutiny on reversals not only misinforms the voter, butmore importantly discourages qualified judges from taking the hardassignments.. WebHe was appointed to the Circuit Court of Cook County in 1989 and elected to the court in 1994. Yet he quit the $194,001-a-year job on April 25 just 142 days after being sworn in. An 85-year-old woman was carjacked at gunpoint Friday morning on the Northwest Side, Chicago police said. He died while in Fort Collins, Colorado, according to the court. It has dim lights, broken and dilapidated furniture, stained carpeting, dirty walls, sagging ceiling tiles and is infested with roaches, he says. Lloyd James Brooks, Cook County Circuit, December 6, 2020, Hon. Thomas C. Berglund, 14th Circuit, December 6, 2020, Hon. Fund Participation Prior to January 1, 2011, Tier 2 Plan Associate Judge Domestic Relations Daley Center Rm. WebCircuit Court of Cook County (19992017) Illinois: retired: Stuart Katz: Circuit Court of Cook County: Illinois: retired: Steven Kirkland: Houston Municipal Courts (20012008); There are more judges on a ballot than candidates for government office. The funding comes from Ross Stevens, an entrepreneur, philanthropist and Booth doctoral graduate. Judges are really sensitive about elections. in history in 1969 from the University of Illinois. Somejudges have zero cases appealed because of their given assignment. He retired as a colonel from the U.S. Army Reserve in 1996. WebBiography. Nichole C. Patton, Cook County Circuit, 15th Subcircuit, December 7, 2020, Hon. For example, people who support controversial Cook County States Attorney Kim Foxx are campaigning hard to toss Judge Michael P. Toomin from the ballot. Cooke was sent to marriage court which he calls judge jail and says his life insurance was cut off. They are: Margaret Ann Brennan, Patrick J. Sherlock, Kenneth J. Wadas and Anna Helen Demacopoulos. Basically that means she lied, and probably to protect Smollett for political and even possibly racial reasons. He received his J.D. The committee referred Cookes case to the state agency that has authority over judicial conduct. Pursuant to its constitutional authority, the supreme court has appointed the following to be circuit judge: 2. Yet Judge Jacobius was first appointed a circuit judge in 1991 and assigned as a trial judge in the Domestic Relations Division. Final Average Salary is highest 48 consecutive months within last 10 years of service capped at Federal limits. Chambers, Associate Judge, Cook County Circuit, October 27, 2021 Hon. Why? John C. Griffin, 1st District, November 30, 2020, Hon. The Chicago Sun-Times co-published this article. While on the bench, she held an assignment in the Chancery Division. Email us at [emailprotected] or call us at (312) 521-0977. The average reversal rate pursuant to the 2018annual report from the Illinois Supreme Court indicates that 22percent of civil cases and 17 percent of criminal cases are reversed. In many cases, they get elected because they are backed by political Machines, candidates and are included on political palm cards. They say he is not a good judge, but I think the truth is far more political. William Hugh Finson, 6th Circuit, December 6, 2020, Hon. I could have sat in the basement of the county building for years collecting over $200,000 a year in annual salary and benefits, all at the taxpayers expense, for doing close to nothing all day, he says. Raylene Grischow, 7th Circuit, December 7, 2020, Susanne M. Groebner, Cook County Circuit, 13th subcircuit, December 7, 2020, Hon. Cooke says Judge Tommy Brewer questioned him at that meeting about how, given his dyslexia, he had received good ratings from bar associations. The Hon. Cooke mounted an aggressive effort to land the job as a Cook County judge last year, showering campaign contributions on political decision-makers to help him. Should a retired Tier 2 member return to work on a full-time basis under any reciprocal system in the code [except GARS & Judges] the Funds annuity is to be suspended while back in employment and annuity shall resume upon further termination of secondary employment. A Chicago man who was sentenced to 30 years for sexually assaulting a woman in 1998 is going back to prison for allegedly stabbing a Wicker Park woman in an eerily similar crime. Its in the bubble wrap it came in. I have disagreed with some judges that I liked, too. WebThe Honorable Michael W. Krumholtz, Sr. (Retired), who served nearly a decade on the Montgomery County Common Pleas Court, General Division, died unexpectedly on The retention voting process is complicated and favors the judges, regardless of their actions. In 2011, an Illinois appellate panel found that Ford abused his discretion by challenging a psychiatrists testimony regarding a murder suspects sanity, writing that Ford had abandoned his role as a neutral and impartial arbiter of fact by adopting a prosecutorial role, exhibiting a disregard and unfavorable bias toward the experts testimony, that included constantly interrupted the expert, contradicting or questioning many of his answers.. After Cooke was assigned to preside over marriage ceremonies for a few months, Evans called him before the Cook County Circuit Courtsexecutive committee to explain his noncompliance with his judicial assignment to traffic court. William A. Kelly, 15th Circuit, December 6, 2020, Hon. He retired from the court on February 28, 2022, and was residing in Fort Collins, Colorado, at the time of his death. ###. 16th Circuit, December 7, 2020, Hon. She joined the Circuit Court in 2007. I also know many judges are even more political, like Demacopoulos. 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Cooke says he tried to meet with Evans about his issues with being in traffic court but his requests were ignored for weeks, until two aides to the chief judge offered to have someone sit next to him in court and read the ticket information aloud for him. Christopher P. Threlkeld, 3td Circuit, December 7, 2020, Hon. Cooke says he offered to go instead to even the least desirable civil courtroom. If a judge is following the law which they took an oath to do, the judge MUST set no bail and send it to the courtroom where the case is pending. But he continued to win retention elections to the bench, most recently in 2016. I was sitting and doing very little actual work.. 1. WebPaid for and authorized by Committee for Retention of Judges in Cook County. Because of those contracts, he says it would have been a violation of the highest order of the ethical rules governing judicial conduct if I heard traffic court cases and also if he presided over criminal cases. Retired judges Margarita Kulys Hoffman, Clifford Meachem and Warren Wolfson. And he complains about the sick culture of the Cook County judiciary. served as a judge for the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. Before coming to the bench, Judge Jacobius spent 16 years in the Office of the Illinois Attorney General, prosecuting cases and defending Illinois agencies and officials. But I am unable to do that. Released On 01/27/2022. Pamela Leeming, Cook County Circuit, December 31, 2020, Hon. Cara L. Smith, Cook County Circuit, September 17, 2021. Michael Sabol, 21st Circuit, December 7, 2020, Zachary Schmidt, 7th Circuit, December 7, 2020, Marnie M. Slavin, 19th Circuit, 3rd Subcircuit, December 7, 2020, Levander Smith, Jr., Cook County Circuit, December 7, 2020, Tiesha L. Smith, Cook County Circuit, December 7, 2020, Hon. In 2017, a top assistant to Cook County States Attorney Kim Foxx engaged in a heated exchange in open court over Fords order sending a pregnant woman to jail without bail for more than a month on a nonviolent crime. I know they are as political as Chicago Ward Organizations. Chief Judge Evans promotes a culture of professionalism and works to accommodate judges with any concerns regarding their service, says spokesman Pat Milhizer. Patricia M. Fallon, Cook County Circuit, 12th Subcircuit, December 7, 2020, Hon. Retired Montgomery County Common Pleas Judge Michael W. Krumholtz Sr. died April 20. The city paid one of the teenagers $185,000 to settle a civil suit over the incident. Having the highest number of rulings reversed of any judge. Final Average Salary is highest 96 consecutive months within last 10 years of service capped by the Illinois Department of Insurance. Michael P. Gerber. Ford had refused to permit the defense to call an expert on mistaken identification to the witness stand, stating he believed psychologists studied eyewitness identification so as to increase their degree of remuneration, adding, Thats a way of saying I think theyre in it for the money. The appellate court found that denying that testimony was an abuse of discretion. But our mission remains unchanged: To provide original public safety reporting with better context and greater detail than mainstream media outlets. On one hand they have to remain non-partisan and be fair, which is something that is impossible to do in Cook County and in any election. Sun-Times file. Every night, Cooke says he hung his robe in a garment bag in the closet of the marriage court office. But I do have an issue with Demacopolous. He was 69. Thomas J. Difanis, 6th Circuit, November 1, 2020, Hon. Toomin is being targeted because in August 2019, he appointed the special prosecutor who exposed Foxxs pathetic political and racial decision to not prosecute Jussie Smollett, the actor who, on Jan. 29, 2019, allegedly faked up a homophobic and racist attack against himself to build up sympathy to improve Hollywood notoriety. Judge Fitzgerald Smith was elected to the Appellate Court in 2002 and retained in 2012. Follow the court on Twitter@CookCntyCourt There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. He retired in 2007 and joined Resolute served as a Circuit Judge for the Illinois Circuit Court of Cook County. WebCook County Pension Fund Bureaus and Offices Office of the President Board of Commissioners Secretary to the Board of Commissioners Assessor Board of Review Clerk of the Circuit Court County Clerk Chief Judge Recorder of Deeds Sheriff States Attorney Treasurer Office of the Independent Inspector General Services by Category 8004 (312) State police say a section of Interstate 55 will be closed until Tuesday. He poured $660,000 into his campaign in the form of a loan. Val Gunnarsson, 15th Circuit, December 6, 2020, Hon. WebThe Honorable Michael W. Krumholtz, Sr. (Retired), who served nearly a decade on the Montgomery County Common Pleas Court, General Division, died unexpectedly on Thursday, April 20, 2023. I am not the egotistical judge who was too good to preside in traffic court, he says. Though he immediately resigned, Cooke says he had valid reasons for not accepting his assignment to traffic court. All works on this website is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Now, some people dont think that is significant, but I do. He died while in Fort Collins, Colorado, according to the court. Thats not easy to do, but it should be done more often. Eugene P. Daugherity, Retired Judge Recalled, Appellate Court, 3rd District, December 8, 2020, Hon. John Barry Julian, Associate Judge, 3rd Circuit, December 7, 2020. In this Directory of State Judges in Chicago, we have utilized Council judicial evaluations from 1986 to the present. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. in history in 1969 from the University of Illinois. It was surreal to have one presiding judge, who is well-known to be dealing with multiple IRS liens for non-payment of taxes, leer at me and question my conduct, Cooke says. Celestia L. Mays, Cook County Circuit, Kelly M. McCarthy, Cook County Circuit, December 7, 2020, Hon. David K. Overstreet, Supreme Court, 5th District, December 7, 2020, Lindsay Parkhurst, 21st Circuit, December 7, 2020, Hon. Murray Draper, 1956, 19611963 . Joan Margaret OBrien, Cook County Circuit, September 17, 2021, Jon. In addition, the Council evaluates First District candidates for the Illinois Supreme Court and the Illinois Appellate Court. When a judge makes a ruling, we cant call her friends and pals and complain, the way she can through hired political guns like Hanah Jubeh who represents many of the judges and who was named in 2015 by Crains as one of the states 20 most powerful political influencers. 70 W. Madison St, Suite 1925, Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 603-1200 Nationwide Retirement Solutions. Tier 1 Plan Cook County Circuit, 6th Subcircuit, December 7, 2020, Hon. James C. Muray, Jr. Generally in such cases, Illinois Supreme Court rules say, As soon as the judge can do so without serious financial detriment, the judge should divest himself or herself of investments and other financial interests that might require frequent disqualification.. Gov. Retention is different from an election. Dennis B. Doyle, 20th Circuit, December 6, 2020, Hon. Officials said Daniel Peters, 66, was picked up as part of Operation March Sadness 2, which began March 8. John J. Kane, 15th Circuit, December 7, 2020, Douglas E. Lee, 15th Circuit, December 7, 2020, Allison S. Lorton, 7th Circuit, December 7, 2020, Hon. And she even took the unprecedented step of ordering a robbery victim to show up in court to be served with an order to protect the man who allegedly robbed her at gunpoint. Smollett is politically connected through his African American celebrity and to a former spokesperson for former First Lady Michelle Obama, who called Foxxs office and urged leniency on Smolletts behalf. from the DePaul University College of Law in 1975. If the proffer indicated that the defendant admitted it was his gun in the purse and he was in the car or had the keys to the car or was in close proximity to the car, that not only establishes probable cause to detain but it potentially would be enough on its own for a conviction on a legal standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt.. Now, finally, my dream was being realized, Cooke says. Winds sent visibility to near zero. Larry D. Dunn, 2nd Circuit, December 3, 2020, Hon. He was 69. Brewer says there was some discussion about Cookes dyslexia but declined to say more, saying he had to check first with Evans. He also says he told his bosses that, alternatively, hed go to a criminal courtroom but only if Evans put in writing that this couldnt constitute a conflict of interest. The following judges have retired: Hon. The retirement had not been announced either by the Circuit Court or Supreme Court; Injustice Watch learned of the retirement following publication Friday of an article about a case over which Ford had presided. The Chicago Sun-Times published a column from InjusticeWatch, which notes, they are the only judges seeking retention to each have more than a dozen decisions reversed by higher courts in the six years since they were last retained. Click here to read the article. (The Center Square) All Cook County judges and court employees will be required to at their "regularly assigned workspace" for the vast majority of their time on the job beginning in mid-May. Judge, Superior Court, San Mateo County . As CWBChicago reported, McCarthy set bail for 27 defendants during the relatively short court session and sent 22 of the defendants home on recognizance bonds, including two who were charged with robbery. Judge Jacobius also worked as a Chicago public school teacher from 1969 to 1974. Set the bail based on the law and facts without bias, prejudice, or passion, and all in the world is well.. Pursuant to its constitutional authority, the supreme court has reinstated the following judge: 3. David R. Gervais, 22nd circuit, December 7, 2020, Hon. In his pocket, he carried Mass cards from the funerals of his grandmother and grandfather. The I had tremendous difficulty reading the handwritten tickets and charges that were the basis of why the defendant were in court.. Those no-bail holds keep individuals in custody until they appear before their judge for a review usually within a day or two.
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