Indicted Cook County judge rushing to trial in federal court

A criminally indicted Cook County judge could face trial as soon as August - and maybe even sooner.

Cook County Judge Jessica Arong O'Brien appeared in federal court for the second week in a row, where her lawyer said she hopes to get the case quickly behind her.

U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Durkin obliged by setting her trial for Aug. 7, but he seemed to leave open the possibility of a trial in July to comply with speedy trial laws.

"Nobody requests a speedy trial," Durkin noted near the end of a status hearing in O'Brien's case.

O'Brien, 49, has been charged with one count of mail fraud affecting a financial institution and one count of bank fraud. O'Brien's alleged crimes occurred before she was elected the first female Filipino-American judge in the Circuit Court of Cook County in 2012.

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