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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 - [...]
2011 State Judicial Directory Now Available!
Since 1970, the Chicago Council of Lawyers has been evaluating State Judges in Cook County. Now in its Ninth edition, the current directory is a compilation of judicial evaluations from 1986 through March 2011 of [...]
Chicago Council of Lawyers Published Letter to the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Law organization discusses judicial appointments, recall
Blog: Smart Criminal Justice Policies Gain Momentum in Chicago, Cook County
County and City officials have taken bold yet prudent steps toward sensible, cost-effective public safety policies. The County has expanded use of electronic monitoring and the City is now considering issuing a fine in lieu [...]
Anonymity and Integrity in Researching Judicial Performance
Recently, Chicago Appleseed was asked about unsolicited anonymous comments about judicial retention candidates and whether they play a role in the data collection for the Judicial Performance Commission of Cook County's (the JPC) evaluations. The [...]
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 [...]
SAVE THE DATE! – Annual Fundraising Luncheon October 5, 2011
Chicago Appleseed and Chicago Council of Lawyers invite you to their Annual Fundraising Luncheon.
Community-Involved Efforts Lead to Record CPS Attendance Level
Chicago Public Schools enjoyed a 94.7% attendance rate on the district's first day of school. The turnout this Tuesday marks a four-year high, and a jump from 92.9% last year. CPS attributes the turnout largely [...]
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 [...]
Chicago Tribune: State high court overrules voters on judge picks
Justices now say they've ended practice of appointing those rejected by the voters