Articles filed under Judicial
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Judges from Kane, Lake counties face off for appellate court seatSep 12, 2022 1:00 am - Two sitting judges - a Democrat from Lake County and a Republican from Kane County - are set to face off for an open seat on the Illinois Second District Appellate Court...
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DuPage County judge bows out of race for circuit court seatSep 01, 2022 1:00 am - A DuPage County judge and former Naperville city prosecutor elevated to the circuit court earlier this year has ended her bid to retain her appointed seat. Republican no...
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Illinois, Chicago bar associations make judicial recommendations for June 28 primaryJun 20, 2022 1:00 am - The Illinois State Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association have released their recommendations for Cook County judicial candidates running in the June 28 primary...
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Session recap: Lawmakers pass limits on campaign contributions in judicial racesApr 12, 2022 1:00 am - Editor's note: This article is part of an ongoing "Session Recap" series in which Capitol News Illinois is following up on many of the more-than 200 measures that pa...
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State legislature approves remap of judicial subcircuitsJan 05, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers on Wednesday passed a bill to redraw judicial subcircuit maps in Cook County and some of the surrounding collar counties while creating ...
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Illinois Supreme Court lifts hold on judicial redistrictingDec 08, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court will lift its pause order on judicial redistricting on Jan. 1, fully implementing new judicial boundaries passed by the General ...
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Lake County Judge Daniel Shanes will run for Illinois Supreme Court seatJul 27, 2021 1:00 am - Shaw Media A second Lake County judge is campaigning for a seat on the Illinois Supreme Court. Judge Daniel B. Shanes, a Republican, will run in the 2022 election for a ...
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Kane County judge announces retirementJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - Kane County Circuit Judge James R. Murphy has announced he is retiring in July after 12½ years on the bench, according to a news release from the 16th Judicial Circuit. ...
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State Supreme Court pauses transition to new appellate districtsJun 07, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court will delay its transition to implement new appellate court boundaries that were created by a recently approved judicial district...
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Suburban Republicans say Democrats' new Supreme Court map is 'manipulation' effortMay 28, 2021 1:00 am - Suburban House Republicans had harsh criticisms for the Democrats' proposed Supreme Court district map on Friday, calling it a "manipulation" designed to weaken GOP pres...