Current Affiliation: Cook County States Attorneys Office, Resident: Chicago Former prosecutors dominate the roster of 22 new associate judges, who were selected last week by the countys circuit judges. Admitted to the Bar: 1993 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. Within 14 days after the Chief Judges notification, the Director mails a secret ballot with the names of all candidates to each circuit judge. Law School: DePaul University College of Law While Circuit Judges are elected by the public, Associate Judges are appointed by the Circuit Judges in a selection process conducted by the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts. Age: 51 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. Law School: Northern Illinois University College of Law Admitted to the Bar: 2001 Administrative Director Declares Two Illinois Associate Judges Appointed in the Third Judicial Circuit. The list I saw last week was pretty accurate -- I'm told on good authority that the list was circulating among a number of judges -- but it contained 245 names.. The Nominating Committee is made up of the following circuit judges: According to the AOIC release, the new judges' terms will expire June 30, 2023. Timothy J. JHA, Lakshmi Elkhanialy They share nearly the same responsibilities as the circuit judges, whom Cook County voters choose in public elections. Honorable Sanjay T. Tailor, Justice, Illinois 1stDistrict Appellate Court Follow the court on Twitter@CookCntyCourt The Alliance is made up of 12 minority and ethnic bar organizations as follows: the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Chicago Area, the Black Women Lawyers Association of Greater Chicago, the Chicago Council of Lawyers, the Cook County Bar Association, the Decalogue Society of Lawyers, the Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois, the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois, the Illinois State Bar Association, the Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago, the Puerto Rican Bar Association, the Womens Bar Association, and the Arab American Bar Association of Illinois. Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans. Therefore, it is critically important to ensure that we have diverse judges who represent those communities, the spokesperson said. To continue to serve after that date, the new judges must either be elected to the court, or be reappointed by July 1, 2023. Law School: Northern Illinois University College of Law Cook County Circuit Court judges are elected by the public to six-year terms, either countywide or in smaller subcircuits. JHA, Lakshmi Elkhanialy The Nominating Committee is made up of the following circuit judges: Honorable Grace G. Dickler, Presiding Judge, Domestic Relations Division, Honorable Erica L. Reddick, Acting Presiding Judge, Criminal Division, Honorable James P. Flannery, Jr., Presiding Judge, Law Division, Honorable Sophia H. Hall, Administrative Presiding Judge, Juvenile Justice and Child Protection Resource Section, Honorable Moshe Jacobius, Presiding Judge, Chancery Division, Honorable Sanjay T. Tailor, Acting Presiding Judge, County Division, Honorable Raul Vega, Presiding Judge, Domestic Violence Division, Honorable Jill C. Marisie, Presiding Judge, Third Municipal District, Honorable Shelley Sutker-Dermer, Presiding Judge, Second Municipal District, Honorable E. Kenneth Wright, Jr., Presiding Judge, First Municipal District. Under Rule 39, the Nominating Committee must select twice as many qualified candidates as there are vacancies to be filled; in this case, 44 candidates were selected for 22 vacancies. All Circuit Judges who will vote in the Associate Judge selection process must attend one of two state-mandated judicial education conferences on February 5-9 and April 9-13. PLANEY, Mary Anna Admitted to the Bar: 1993 VINES, Michael James About half of the judges currently handling felony courtrooms at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse are associate judges, as well as many of the judges handling felony cases in the countys suburban courthouses. Admitted to the Bar: 1987 Bar evaluations for associate judge applicants were conducted by The Chicago Bar Association and the Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening, at the request of Chief Judge Evans. James Botana is the Principal at Jackson Lewis P.C.'s Chicago office, where he started working in 2000. The names of 13 new associate judges, selected in a vote of Cook County Circuit Court judges, were announced Tuesday by Michael J. Tardy, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts. Illustration by Melissa Fernandez for Injustice Watch. Sylvester Baker Jr., a former sheriff's deputy who ran for Cook County Sheriff in 2008. Applications are now being accepted for these vacancies, as well as additional vacancies which may occur during the nomination process. 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. PORTER, Brian Randall STUDENROTH, David Lawrence The form and instructions for electronically submitting an application are available on the Supreme Courts website here. Responses in the final signed and submitted application will be auto-sized to the text box and include all information entered in the fields. Admitted to the Bar: 2000 DUFFY, Cristin The Nominating Committee took this action to avoid overlap with the March primary in which several applicants for Associate Judge are also running for Circuit Judge, and to avoid a scheduling conflict with the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts mandatory Education Conferences that judges will attend in February and April. CENAR, Richard George Occupation: Illinois Supreme Court Justice. 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 committee is required to select a short list of twice as many finalists as there are positions to fill. As you edit your responses, use your arrow keys and the scroll bar to move through the text box. The Circuit Judges vote for one candidate for each vacancy to be filled. Honorable Sophia H. Hall, Administrative Presiding Judge, Juvenile Justice and Child Protection Resource Section and Interim Acting Presiding Judge, Chancery Division Ballots listing the names of 26 finalists, chosen from 283 candidates, were distributed to 249 circuit judges. A total of 272 licensed attorneys originally submitted applications for consideration for the 17 Associate Judge vacancies and underwent evaluations by several bar associations. The 239 circuit judges have the constitutional authority to fill associate judge vacancies, using the procedures outlined in Illinois Supreme Court Rule 39. If filed electronically, the deadline is 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, March 3, 2022. Circuit Court 1999 . Ballots listing the names of 26 finalists, chosen from 283 candidates, were distributed to 249 circuit judges. TOLLER, Natosha Cuyler Admitted to the Bar: 1990 GONZALEZ, Dawn Marie Honorable Raymond L. Jagielski, Presiding Judge, Fifth Municipal District Both applications are PDF fillable documents which can be completed using a computer or mobile device. 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. 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. 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. The group includes both government attorneys and attorneys in multiple areas of private practice. CHICAGO (WLS) -- This Black History Month, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is now part of Black history, the first Black woman to be nominated to the Supreme Court. TULLY, John J. This could . ShawnTe Raines-Welch is among 246 lawyers going after 10 vacancies for associate . Nearly 50% of the elected Cook County judges were women. Associate judge aspirants in Cook County should tailor McCuskey's advice to that circuit's procedures. The judges may vote for as many candidates as there are vacancies to be filled, and must return the ballots to the Director within 14 days of the date the ballots were distributed. 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. Patricia Brown Holmes serves as co-chair along with the Hon. The names of 13 new associate judges, selected in a vote of Cook County Circuit Court judges, were announced Tuesday by Michael J. Tardy, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts. Rice and two other African-American candidates Cook County Associate Judge Marianne Jackson and Owens Shelby, an assistant Cook County state's attorney started circulating petitions to . 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. 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. BAHENA, Hilda ADAMS, David Charles Admitted to the Bar: 1999 Attached with this press release are the evaluations of the 44 candidates. Judicial assignments listed in the Directory are current as of March 2011. State court officials opened applications this week for ten new associate judges to join the Cook County Circuit Court. Chief Judge Evans posts 10 vacancies for associate judgeReleased On 02/01/2022 Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans today posted anotice of ten vacancies for the office of associate judge of the Cook County Circuit Court. Other Professional Experience: Attorney for 25 years. Additional Content. Applications are now being accepted for these vacancies, as well as additional vacancies which may occur during the nomination process. Under Supreme Court Rule 39, the Nominating Committee must select twice as many qualified candidates as there are vacancies to be filled; in this case, 44 candidates were selected to fill 22 vacancies. Circuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans and the Nominating Committee of the Circuit Court of Cook County today announced the names of the 44 candidates selected to appear on the ballot from which circuit judges will vote to fill 22 associate judge vacancies. TO THE OFFICE OF ASSOCIATE JUDGE PURSUANT TO RULE 39 OF THE SUPREME COURT OF ILLINOIS, I HEREBY SUBMIT MY NAME AS A CANDIDATE FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE OFFICE OF ASSOCIATE JUDGE OF JUDICIAL CIRCUIT. The Electronic Signature application uses Adobe's EchoSign technology and requires the applicant's e-mail address. Age: 61 Remote Access to Reviewing Court Documents. Honorable Moshe Jacobius, Presiding Judge, Chancery Division Judges have wide-ranging powers to interpret and enforce the law, and research shows that a judges background including their race, ethnicity, gender, and professional experience can have a measurable impact on how they rule. Palestinian American Rouhy Shalabi, an attorney and member of the Chicago Park District board of Directors was sworn-in on Monday Jan. 6, 2020 as an Associate Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court. WILSON, John Wellington BARRIDO, Jerome Celis Here is a link to the audio instead. There are two former public defenders, not one. TZINBERG, Scott William 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 Committee and request the Director to begin the balloting process. RUFFIN, Anthony Circuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans and the Nominating Committee of the Circuit Court of Cook County today announced the names of the 44 candidates selected to appear on the ballot from which circuit judges will vote to fill 22 associate judge vacancies. I think it would behoove us to look into why thats the case.. 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. Circuit Judge Grace Dickler, who presides over the courts domestic relations division and sat on the committee that screened the applicants for associate judge, said the circuit judges try to make sure that the associate judges they pick are going to be fair no matter what their background.. The Nominating Committee took this action to avoid overlap with the March primary in which several applicants for Associate Judge are also . And one of them, Maryam Ahmad, joins the bench from her current post as the chief of the states attorneys offices juvenile justice bureau. Follow the court on Twitter@CookCntyCourt Admitted to the Bar: 1999 Law School: The John Marshall Law School I understand what custody does to folks, I understand what it does to families, and you want people on the prosecution side who understand those issues.. ###. FAHY, William Nicholas Honorable Erica L. Reddick, Presiding Judge, Criminal Division Ahmad one of three Black women in this years associate judges cohort was an assistant public defender from 2004 to 2007, when she left the Cook County public defenders office to become a prosecutor. Applications are available on this page of the Illinois Courts website and must be submitted by February 3.. from 1986 to the present. Associate Judge vacancies are listed below and are available to be submitted by completing the electronic application (PDF fillable document) for the corresponding circuit. The associate judge positions are due to the retirements of Associate Judges John T. Carr, John L. Huff, and Elizabeth Loredo Rivera, the resignations of Associate Judges Timothy J. DESAI, Debjani Dasgupta Under Rule 39, the Nominating Committee must select twice as many qualified candidates as there are vacancies to be filled; in this case, 44 candidates were selected for 22 vacancies. Age: 46 Chief Judge Jay W. Ukena . This month, the Nominating Committee interviewed 248 applicants, as 20 withdrew from the process and four did not appear for their interviews. "I am pleased to submit the names of these . Note: Evaluations are included in the attached PDF. Law School: DePaul University College of Law Released On 11/05/2019. Over the same period, less than 2% of new associate judges hailed from the 1st judicial subcircuit, which includes the predominantly Black and working-class communities of Chatham and South Chicago. 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. Judicial Vacancies. Each candidate will create a short video, and also will submit a resume and one-page biography. BISCEGLIA, Joell Claire SAINDON, Pamela Dawkins, who has been an assistant states attorney for nearly two decades, also serves as a village trustee for south suburban Homewood. Admitted to the Bar: 2004 Follow the court on Twitter@CookCntyCourt Date. The new associate judges will be sworn in Oct. 4. SAUCEDA, Eric Michael 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. MORRISSEY, Thomas A. Rochford has been an associate judge since 2012. Update on Associate Judge selection process. PIEMONTE, Gina Angela Many of those full circuit judges . Law School: University of Pennsylvania Law School Law School: University of Illinois College of Law Honorable Timothy C. Evans, Chief Judge PATTERSON, Monique Lene 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 Committee and request the Director to begin the balloting process. Madigan's letters provide a glimpse of his influence in what passes for merit selection of associate judges, who are chosen by the county's 275 circuit judges. Evans added, I appreciate the considerable resources that the bar association members and staff devoted to performing this task. The other former public defender is Carl Evans Jr., who is now an attorney in private practice. We have included information about the Circuit Judges in Cook County, the Associate . DERICO, JR., James Thomas Fourteen of the 22 new associate judges are current or former Cook County prosecutors. The countys 249 circuit judges, who are elected by the public, voted by mail-in ballot. The groups members wrote letters of recommendation for several candidates this year, she said, including Assistant U.S. Attorney Ankur Srivastava, one of the two Asian-American candidates who made it onto the bench. . Current Affiliation: Cook County States Attorneys Office, Resident: Chicago Current Affiliation: The Brooks Law Firm, Resident: Homewood, Illinois The bar associations evaluations concluded in December. 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. While Circuit Judges are elected by the public, Associate Judges are appointed by the Circuit Judges in a selection process conducted by the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts. 6:24 am. The applications are required to be signed, using one of the two methods provided. Please be advised, there is a six (6) hour time frame for completing the online Associate Judge Application. Law School: Yale Law School Each bar association issued its own ratings for individual associate judge applicants. CORBIN, Torrie Luciana Malcolm C. Rich Gabriel A. Fuentes Honorable Sanjay T. Tailor, Acting Presiding Judge, County Division The judges must return the ballots to the Director within 14 days of the date the ballots were distributed. Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans announced yesterday that there are 10 associate judge vacancies to be filled. We also examined the applicants bar ratings, career achievements, and whether they could be fair and impartial adjudicators. 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. Current Affiliation: Cook County States Attorneys Office, Resident: Chicago JANNUSCH, Matthew William Subscriptions. The group includes both government attorneys and attorneys in multiple areas of private practice. The list of candidates includes many from government agencies, and others with ties to politically powerful current and former elected officials. The candidates constitute a diverse group, racially and ethnically, and include 22 men and 22 women. 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. If mailed or hand delivered, the deadline is 5 p.m. on that day. Under Supreme Court Rule 39, the Nominating Committee must select twice as many qualified candidates as there are vacancies to be filled; in this case, 44 candidates were selected to fill 22 vacancies. Chief Judge Evans said the Nominating Committee interviewed 176 applicants over a 6-month period, and the selection of the 44 candidates was unanimous. ### Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans recently posted a notice for ten vacancies for the office of associate judge of the Cook County Circuit Court. Gaffney was charged with official misconduct, conspiracy, and obstruction of justice for allegedly falsifying police reports from the scene, but a judge found him not guilty of all charges in 2019. OSTOJIC, Radusa The Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, which certifies the elections, announced the winners last week but didnt release the vote tallies. Children. If you have any questions, please contact the Administrative Office at 217-557-8552 or 217-558-4490 during regular business hours. In addition to Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, the Nominating Committee consists of the following Circuit Judges: The Associate Judge selection operates under an efficient, collaborative process to select qualified judges to serve on the judiciary. Associate judges serve four-year terms and can be re-elected indefinitely by the circuit judges. Age: 57 All of the candidates received across-the-board positive ratings from the bar . Whether electronically filed, mailed, or hand delivered, all applications must be received in the Administrative Office within 30 days after the date of the notice. If mailed or hand delivered, the deadline is 5 p.m. on that day. The Circuit Judges vote for one candidate for each vacancy to be filled. Fahy also represented former Chicago cop Janet Mondragon, one of four officers the Chicago Police Board fired for allegedly filing or approving false police reports related to McDonalds murder. High-Profile Cases. STRATIGAKIS, Pamela J. GOLDBERG, Mitchell Benjamin Admitted to the Bar: 1985 As they chose from among 34 finalists to fill positions as associate judges, Cook County circuit judges failed to cast enough ballots this month for any of 10 African-American associate judge . The 17 candidates who receive the most votes will become Associate Judges. 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