March 2012 Primary: Unofficial Winners and CCL Results
Judicial Evaluations for the March 2012 Primary Unofficial Winners and the Evaluation Results from the Chicago Council of Lawyers can be found here......
Chicago Tribune March 20 Primary Endorsements
This week, Chicago Tribune reported its endorsements in the March 20 Illinois primary election. The editorial board makes these recommendations based on the evaluations of major bar associations, including the Chicago Council of Lawyers, interviews with judges and attorneys who know the work of the...
At Issue: WBBM Newsradio 780
Malcolm Rich, Executive Director, Chicago Council of Lawyers speaks with Craig Dellimore on At Issue, WBBM Newsradio, about voting for judges in the March 2012 Primary...
Voting for judges: Everyone can, few do
Four years ago, just more than 1.2 million people in Cook County showed up to vote in the primary election. But just over a million of those people posted a vote for state's attorney - 85.38 percent of the total number of voters who hit the polls, according to the Cook County Clerk's office....
Chicago Council of Lawyers Published Letter to the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Law organization discusses judicial appointments, recall...
Annual Fundraising Luncheon: Thank You
We would like to thank everyone who attended our annual fundraising luncheon. In addition, we want to thank: Senator Kwame Raoul - Keynote speaker and recipient of the Commitment to Justice Award for his successful effort to end the death penalty in Illinois; Cynthia Canary - Recipient of the Comm...
SAVE THE DATE! – Annual Fundraising Luncheon October 5, 2011
Chicago Appleseed and Chicago Council of Lawyers invite you to their Annual Fundraising Luncheon....
What We Read, August 22-26
Judicial Elections and Judiciary Reform: Last month, the Oklahoma Judicial Ethics Advisory Panel issued an opinion with guidelines on judges and the use of social media. Immigration Court Reform: On August 17, in Chicago, the Department of Homeland Security held a public hearing on its controversial...
Chicago Tribune: State high court overrules voters on judge picks
Justices now say they've ended practice of appointing those rejected by the voters...
Chicago Council of Lawyers Voted ‘Best Bar Association’ by Chicago Reader
Chicago Council of Lawyers (CCL) - a public interest bar association dedicated to improving the quality of the legal system in Chicago - voted the 'Best Bar Association' in Chicago Reader's 'Best of Chicago 2011.' Chicago Appleseed and CCL often work together to further their mutual goals of reform,...