Chicago Council of Lawyers Speaks Out on the Judicial Election Tomorrow
Editorial Statement from the Chicago Council of Lawyers: Vote for Qualified Judges...
2012 Annual Luncheon of the Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice and the Chicago Council of Lawyers
Thank you for supporting our Annual Luncheon! We appreciate your generosity and continued partnership as we move forward with ground-breaking research and advocacy on social justice and government effectiveness issues that have a deep impact on the Chicago-area community. Our 2012 Annual Luncheon...
Discussing Diversion in Cook County: A Starting Point for Employing Diversion Strategies
Diversion tactics such as early case evaluation, bond court improvements, and enhanced pretrial assessments of defendants have been effectively used in both Brooklyn and Philadelphia; one result of this public forum is that the stakeholders in Chicago articulated their hope to achieve these goals as...
Judicial Recusal Forum Video & Promising Recusal Standards
As spending in judicial elections increases, progressive recusal guidelines and disclosure rules are important in order to maintain the integrity of the judicial system. Georgia and Tennessee have adopted recusal rules with straightforward language that progress towards a more transparent judicial r...
Cook County Gets Serious About Diversion
Chicago, IL -- Cook County public safety leaders gathered at a public forum at Roosevelt University on Wednesday, June 27 to discuss ways the County has and will continue to divert nonviolent offenders out of jail and the criminal justice system altogether....
Panel Discussion: Protecting Judicial Independence in a Citizens United World (May 23, 2012)
Please join us as we discuss new ways of looking at judicial recusal and campaign contribution disclosures. MCLE Credit. RSVP required. See more details......
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......
2012 Judicial Evaluations Now Available
In Illinois, judges are elected. People will be voting for judicial candidates on March 20, 2012. Early voting begins on February 27, 2012. Each of these candidates is running to fill a judicial vacancy. By reading the information and judicial evaluation results found on this website, you can beco...
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...