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Illinois Supreme Court Press Releases — 2020

Press Releases (2020) — in PDF format
Date	Description
08/14/20	Supreme Court Amends Rule to Address E-Filing Barriers During Pandemic
08/06/20	Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the First Judicial Circuit
08/04/20	Statement on Attorneys Room Portraits
07/30/20	Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Twenty-First Judicial Circuit
07/27/20	Justice Kilbride to Swear-In Sabol as Resident Judge in Twenty-First Judicial Circuit
07/24/20	Supreme Court Justice Thomas Kilbride Announces Vacancy in Tenth Judicial Circuit
07/17/20	Illinois Supreme Court Adopts New Rule for Eviction Cases
07/02/20	Supreme Court Amends Rule to Allow New Law School Graduates to Temporarily Work at Private Firms
06/30/20	Illinois Judicial Conference Announces Creation of Task Force for Covid-19 Crisis
06/22/20	Supreme Court Releases Statement on Racial Justice, Next Steps for Judicial Branch
06/16/20	Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Lefevour Smith as At-Large Circuit Judge of Cook County
06/15/20	Access to Justice Commission to Accept Proposals for Two Grant Initiatives
06/09/20	Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Sabol as Resident Circuit Judge in Twenty-First Judicial Circuit
06/04/20	Supreme Court Rules Committee to Hold Remote Public Hearing on Proposals Via Zoom
05/29/20	Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Stiehl Jr. as At-Large Circuit Judge in Twentieth Judicial Circuit
05/27/20	Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Hartrich as At-Large Circuit Judge in Second Judicial Circuit - Revised 05/28/20
05/26/20	Illinois Supreme Court Clerk's Office to Take Requests for Certificates of Good Standing Online
05/22/20	Illinois Supreme Court Amends Rules to Support Use of Remote Hearings in Court Proceedings
05/22/20	Illinois Supreme Court Issues Pandemic-Related Temporary Order for Eviction Cases
05/21/20	Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit
05/20/20	Illinois Supreme Court Issues Guidelines for Resuming Judicial Branch Operations During COVID-19 Pandemic
05/13/20	Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Two Resident Circuit Judges in Sixth Judicial Circuit
05/13/20	Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit
05/05/20	Chief Justice Burke to Administer Oath to New Attorneys Via Video Broadcast
05/01/20	Law Day Statement from the Illinois Supreme Court
05/01/20	Illinois Supreme Court Postpones Bar Exam Until September
04/24/20	Illinois Supreme Court Issues Order Limiting Freezes on Personal Bank Accounts
04/21/20	Illinois Supreme Court to Hold May Oral Arrguments via Zoom
04/20/20	Attorneys with June 30, 2020 as Their MCLE Compliance Deadline May Choose a Three-Month Extension at No Cost
04/14/20	Illinois Judicial College to Host Live Webcast on Remote Hearings in Child Protection Cases
04/02/20	Supreme Court Commission on Pretrial Practices Releases Final Report
03/23/20	Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the First Judicial Circuit
03/13/20	Illinois Court Procedures for COVID-19; Supreme Court Livestream
03/05/20	Justice Rita Garman Announces Formation of Judicial Screening Committee to Fill Sixth Circuit Vacancies
03/02/20	Justice Charles E. Freeman 1933-2020
02/11/20	Supreme Court Announces Volunteer Pro Bono Pilot Program to Reduce Criminal Appeals Backlog
02/11/20	Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit
02/10/20	Justice Robert R. Thomas Announces Retirement from Illinois Supreme Court
02/10/20	Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit
01/31/20	Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit
01/27/20	Supreme Court Justice Rita Garman Announces Two Vacancies in Sixth Judicial Circuit
01/22/20	Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit
01/17/20	Supreme Court Justice Karmeier Announces Vacancy in Twentieth Judicial Court