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Illinois Supreme Court Press Releases — 2019

Press Releases (2019) - in PDF format
Date	Description
10/09/19	Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Doscotch as Circuit Judge in Tenth Judicial Circuit
10/02/19	Illinois Judicial Conference Unveils Three-Year Strategic Agenda
09/23/19	Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Second Judicial Circuit
09/18/19	Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit
09/16/19	Illinois Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments at Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey
09/11/19	Illinois Supreme Court Assigns Retired Judge Wharton to Fill Vacancy in Fifth District Appellate Court
09/09/19	Justice Kilbride Seeks Public Comment on Applicants for Vacancy in the Tenth Judicial Circuit
09/03/19	Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit
08/27/19	Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit
08/23/19	Access to Justice Commission is Accepting Proposals For Self-Represented Litigant Coordinators
08/21/19	Illinois Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments at Lewis & Clark Community College in Godfrey
08/12/19	Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Second Judicial Circuit
08/07/19	Administrative Director Declares Two Illinois Associate Judges Appointed in the Ninth Judicial Circuit
08/07/19	Supreme Court Justice Thomas Kilbride Announces Vacancy in the Tenth Judicial Circuit
08/07/19	Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit
08/07/19	Administrative Director Declares Two Illinois Associate Judges Appointed in the Tenth Judicial Circuit
08/05/19	Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Erwin as At-Large Circuit Judge in the Eighth Judicial Circuit
08/02/19	Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Third Judicial Circuit
08/02/19	Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Seventh Judicial Circuit
07/31/19	Illinois Supreme Court Assigns Coghlan as First District Appellate Court Justice
07/25/19	Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Molina as At-Large Circuit Judge of Cook County
07/22/19	Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the First Judicial Circuit
07/12/19	Justice Kilbride Announces Illinois Supreme Court Appointment of Sutton as Circuit Judge in Ninth Circuit
07/12/19	Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit
06/26/19	Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Walton as Circuit Judge in the First Subcircuit of Cook County
06/21/19	Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit
06/19/19	Justice Rita Garman Announces Formation of Judicial Screening Committee to Fill Eighth Circuit Vacancy
06/14/19	Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne M. Burke Statement on 7th Subcircuit Vacancy - Amended
06/13/19	Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne M. Burke Statement on 7th Subcircuit Vacancy - Amended release posted 06/14/19
06/13/19	Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Mulroe as Circuit Judge in Tenth Subcircuit of Cook County
06/07/19	Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit
06/05/19	Administrative Director Announces Results of Associate Judges Reappointments
06/05/19	Chief Justice Karmeier Thanks General Assembly, Governor for Increase in Judicial Branch Funding
05/30/19	Illinois Supreme Court Pretrial Practices Commission to Host Additional Public Hearing in Freeport
05/20/19	Supreme Court Justice Rita Garman Announces Vacancy in Eighth Judicial Circuit
05/20/19	Supreme Court Rules Committee Sets Public Hearing on Proposals
05/15/19	Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Cushing as At-Large Circuit Judge of Cook County
05/13/19	Justice Kilbride Seeks Public Comment on Applicants for Vacancy in the Ninth Judicial Circuit
05/06/19	Chief Justice Lloyd A. Karmeier to Administer Oath to New Attorneys in Springfield
05/06/19	Justice Thomas L. Kilbride to Administer Oath to New Attorneys in Ottawa
05/06/19	Justice Robert R. Thomas to Administer Oath to New Attorneys in Elgin
05/06/19	Justice Rita B. Garman to Administer Oath to New Attorneys in Springfield
05/06/19	Supreme Court Justices to Preside Over Bar Admission Ceremonies on May 9
04/26/19	Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Pens Law Day Article on �Free Speech, Free Press, Free Society�
04/17/19	Illinois Supreme Court Assigns Circuit Judge Boie to Fifth District Appellate Court
04/10/19	Illinois Supreme Court Pretrial Practices Commission to Host Public Hearings
04/10/19	Supreme Court Justice Thomas Kilbride Announces Vacancy in Ninth Judicial Circuit
04/04/19	Illinois Supreme Court Appoints McGehee as Circuit Judge in Fourteenth Judicial Circuit
04/01/19	Supreme Court Justice Mary Jane Theis Announces Vacancy in Eighth Subcircuit of Cook County
04/01/19	Supreme Court Justice Mary Jane Theis Announces Vacancy in Tenth Subcircuit of Cook County
03/27/19	Supreme Court Commission on Pretrial Practices Releases Preliminary Report
03/21/19	Supreme Court Approves New Rule Regarding Use of Restraints in Mental Health and Disability Cases
03/20/19	Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit
03/19/19	Illinois Supreme Court Holds 'Law School for Legislators'
02/22/19	Administrative Director Declares Five Illinois Associate Judges Appointed in the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit
02/15/19	Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Joel Powless as Resident Judge in Fourth Judicial Circuit
02/13/19	Supreme Court Announces Changes to Make Court Costs More Manageable
02/11/19	Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit
02/04/19	Justice Anne M. Burke Announces Vacancy in First Subcircuit of Cook County
02/04/19	Justice Anne M. Burke Announces Vacancy in Seventh Subcircuit of Cook County
02/04/19	Justice Anne M. Burke Announces Vacancy in Thirteenth Subcircuit of Cook County
01/28/19	Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit
01/28/19	Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Third Judicial Circuit
01/25/19	Administrative Director Declares Three Illinois Associate Judges Appointed in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit
01/24/19	Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit
01/23/19	Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Ninth Judicial Circuit
01/18/19	Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Fourth Judicial Circuit
01/18/19	Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the First Judicial Circuit
01/15/19	Justice Kilbride Seeks Public Comment on Applicants for Vacancy in the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit
01/10/19	Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit
01/02/19	Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit
01/02/19	Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit