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Chicago Council of Lawyers Releases its 2018 Judicial Evaluations for Judges Seeking Retention and Judicial Candidates Seeking to Fill Vacancies

The Chicago Council of Lawyers releases today its 2018 Judicial Evaluation Report of judges seeking retention and judicial candidates seeking to fill judicial vacancies. We also release our 2018 Judicial Ballot Summary. Judges make all kinds of decisions, from the very personal, such as ch...

Police Accountability Consent Decree Hearings

Chicago Council of Lawyers offered testimony at the police accountability consent decree hearings this week. A representative of the Civil Liberties Committee gave remarks that went beyond the comments submitted in writing in August of this year. The testimony began with the acknowledgment that the...

Supplemental Statement by the Federal Courts Committee of the Chicago Council of Lawyers Opposing the Nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh

The Chicago Council of Lawyers issued its Supreme Court Nominee Report: Judge Brett Kavanaugh on August 31, 2018, days before Judge Kavanaugh sat before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee for a week of testimony on his judicial record, his judicial philosophy, and h...

Comments on the Confirmation Hearings for Judge Kavanaugh

On Friday, the Chicago Council of Lawyers submitted a letter to Congress concerning the confirmation hearings of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, scheduled to begin today. The 18-page judicial evaluation report is available for download here. After careful consideration, the Chicago Council of Lawyers oppose...

Comments on Proposed July 27 Consent Decree regarding the Chicago Police

The Chicago Council of Lawyers Civil Liberties Committee has reviewed the provisions of the proposed consent decree between the Illinois attorney General’s Office and the City of Chicago regarding reforms to the Chicago Police Department. In the Committee’s view, the proposed consent decree would re...

Protecting Immigration Court Due Process

Protecting Immigration Court Due Process: A Policy Statement from the Immigration Court Reform Program Committee of the Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice and the Chicago Council of Lawyers Prepared by PILI Fellow Vinita Singh...

Due Process Must Be Protected

–Sadaf Misbah, summer fellow at Chicago Appleseed Over the weekend, President Trump proposed depriving undocumented immigrants of their due-process rights. In this message via Twitter, the President announced his intention to implement “zero tolerance” when it comes to immigrants crossing t...

Associate Judge Process Has Potential but Diversity Still Not Optimal

Posted by Elizabeth Monkus on June 12, 2018 Improving diversity on the bench requires critical assessment of how judges are elected and selected; citizen oversight and participation is necessary. We believe the associate judge process this year is a reminder toward vigilance in improving represen...