Article updated: 11/18/2012 12:09 PM

Retired judge swaps criminal cases for red-light violations

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Former Lake County circuit court Chief Judge Henry Tonigan III explains how to pay fines as he presides over contested red-light camera violations at the Lakemoor Police Station.

Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer

Former Lake County circuit court Chief Judge Henry Tonigan III presides over contested red-light camera violations at the Lakemoor Police Station. He also decides adjudication hearings for small ordinance violations, such as dog-at-large violations. Court administrator Terry Counley is sitting to the right.

Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer

Former Lake County circuit court Chief Judge Henry Tonigan III reviews tape of one persons traffic stop as he presides over contested red-light camera violations at the Lakemoor Police Station. He also decides adjudication hearings for small ordinance violations, such as dog-at-large violations.

Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer

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Henry "Skip" Tonigan III presided over high-profile murder trials and major lawsuits until his retirement as a Lake County judge in 2007. Since then, he's developed a business as an adjudication hearing officer handing less-serious red-light camera and ordinance violation cases while receiving a six-figure pension. “I really enjoy administering justice on something a lot more low profile than what I have done in the past,” he said.

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