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Chicago Appleseed and Chicago Council of Lawyers Participate in the Search for Cook County’s New Public Defender

Published on: January 13, 2015 By: Ali Abid Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has started a search process for the new Public Defender in Cook County. On March 31, 2015, Abishi Cunningham’s six-year term as Public Defender for Cook County will end. Cook County Board Preside...

Torture and the State Secret Doctrine

Gordon Waldron, Chicago Council of Lawyers, Civil Liberties Committee. In 2005, the Chicago Council of Lawyers issued a statement urging the United States to comply with the Convention against Torture, a treaty that the United States ratified in 1994. In 2013, the Council issued a Posi...

Chicago Appleseed & Chicago Council of Lawyers Join in Amicus Brief

Published on: December 22, 2014 By: Elizabeth Monkus Posted Under: Center for Judicial Performance and Integrity, Chicago Appleseed, Chicago Council of Lawyers, Judicial Campaigns, Elections, and Selection, News Chicago Appleseed and Chicago Council of Lawyers are signatories on an amicus brief...

Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice and the Chicago Council of Lawyers Express Concern Over Bill Which May Reduce Minority Representation on Juries

On December 19, 2014, Governor Quinn signed into law SB 3075 that reduces the size of juries in civil case from twelve to six members. The law, which takes effect June 1, 2015, also includes a provision increasing the compensation of jurors. While Chicago Appleseed and the Chicago Council of Lawye...

A Police Accountability Policy Recommendation from the Chicago Council of Lawyers

Chicago Should Annually Disclose Police Officers Named in a High Number of Complaints December 2014 I. Recommendation. Consistent with the March 2014 ruling of the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court in Kalven v. City of Chicago,[1] Mayor Emanuel and the Chicago City Council should requ...

Judge Chevere, Found Unqualified for Retention in 2012, Now Re-Assigned for Wrongfully Jailing Defendants

Published on December 2, 2014 on the Collaboration for Justice Blog By: Elizabeth Monkus Recently, the Chicago Tribune reported that Cook County Criminal Court Judge Gloria Chevere was re-assigned to a non-trial civil administration call, following a report that she was wrongly jailing defenda...

Matching Contribution Opportunity for the Collaboration for Justice

We are excited to announce that an anonymous donor has offered to match every contribution made to Chicago Appleseed and the Chicago Council of Lawyers – the Collaboration for Justice -- between October 1 and December 31, 2014, up to $40,000. Please help us maximize this match with a donation befor...

Essential Components for Bond Court Reform

Essential Components for Bond Court Reform A Policy Statement from the Collaboration for Justice of Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice and the Chicago Council of Lawyers This Policy Statement was published as a Letter to the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin on October 29, 2014. By Ali Abid, Staff...

2014 Judicial Evaluations and Results

Judicial Election Results for the November 4, 2014 General Election All judges running for retention in Cook County were retained. There were two contested elections. In the Fourth Subcircuit, John J. Mahoney won the election to fill the Billik Vacancy. In the Twelfth Subcircu...

2014 Annual Luncheon

Thank you to those of you who supported our successful Annual Fundraising Luncheon held on October 1st. For a copy of the keynote address by Juliana Stratton on criminal justice reform in Cook County, please CLICK HERE. We distributed at the Luncheon a description of the accomplishments of the Col...