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Sheriff Tom Dart blames detainees overdosing on drug-laced paper and says he’s addressed the problem, but experts say there’s a renewed need for oversight. Injustice Watch is the only newsroom in Cook County dedicated to reporting on the court system. Our goal is one of public service: to listen to and center people affected by ...
Do you know these Cook County judges running for retention?
Jul 11, 2024 · This November, more than 75 Cook County judges are up for retention. Injustice Watch researches each Cook County judicial candidate for our comprehensive judicial election guide. We examine their professional backgrounds, political connections, high-profile cases, and cases where their decisions have been overturned by a higher court.
Judges - Injustice Watch
Oct 30, 2024 · by Injustice Watch Staff October 8, 2024. The 77 judges asking Cook County voters to keep them on the bench in November include some with unexplained tax debts, arrest histories, official censures, unflattering reversals by higher courts, and ties to indicted or convicted politicians. Those judges — alongside the many with cleaner reputations ...
Judicial Elections - Injustice Watch
Oct 30, 2024 · Running for retention Nov. 5, Judge E. Kenneth Wright Jr. faces criticism from two prominent bar groups after disclosures of inappropriate tax exemptions he took on a house in Will County. Since the Injustice Watch report earlier this month, the veteran judge moved to rescind the tax breaks. by David Jackson and Kelly Garcia October 17, 2024.
Cook County judicial retention candidates include some with …
Oct 8, 2024 · Injustice Watch on Tuesday published the only substantive media coverage of the judicial retention election so far: a guide with professional and personal information on the 75 circuit judges and two appellate judges up for a vote in Cook County on Nov. 5. Every two years, a small part of the judiciary stands for retention, and to stay on the ...
How can I find more information about voting for judges
Nov 4, 2022 · With the 2022 midterm elections less than a week away and early voting underway, we’re partnering again with WBEZ’s “Curious City” to answer your last-minute questions about how judicial elections work and where you can find more information about the candidates on the upcoming ballot.. Senior reporter Maya Dukmasova spoke with “Curious City” editor Alexandra Salomon to answer ...
Judge sleeping at trial does not require reversal | Injustice Watch
Oct 30, 2017 · The majority opinion was written by Daniel L. Schmidt and joined by William E. Holdridge. In dissent, Justice Mary K. O’Brien wrote that she considered a judge falling asleep to be automatically grounds for reversal, likening the judge’s falling asleep to a judge who left the bench to take a telephone call during trial, which the Illinois State Supreme Court concluded in 1996 required a ...
Democrats pick judicial candidates for 2024 | Injustice Watch
Aug 15, 2023 · Here is the full list of judicial candidates endorsed by the Cook County Democratic Party for the 2024 primary election. For Illinois Supreme Court. Joy V. Cunningham. For Appellate Court. Mary L. Mikva. Cynthia Y. Cobbs. Carl Anthony Walker. Ramon Ocasio III. …
Michael J. Chmiel, McHenry County Circuit Court Judge
Nov 22, 2015 · MICHAEL J. CHMIEL was appointed to a circuit court post in 2004 and then, two years later, won election when McHenry County was shifted into a newly-created 22nd Illinois district. In February 2008, the Judicial Inquiry Board filed a complaint against Chmiel, based on his actions in holding an emergency bond hearing for the brother of a political ally, after a series of private conversations.
Three Cook County judges close to losing seats following scrutiny
Nov 6, 2024 · One other Cook County judge was under 65 percent Wednesday morning: Kathy M. Flanagan, the acting presiding judge of the Law Division, who bar groups have criticized for her temperament and who also has been the focus of a Judicial Inquiry Board investigation over a courtroom dispute with a lawyer.She had 64.1%. Wright, O’Malley and Gray were all under 60% in Chicago voting Wednesday morning ...