General Membership Meeting
General Membership Meeting Tuesday March 24, 2015 5:00 pm ISBA 20 South Clark Street 9th Floor Chicago, Illinois
2015 Vangaurd Awards
Cook County Bar Association 2015 Vanguard Award Recipient CCBA Past President Justice John O. Steele, Ret. Thursday, April 2, 2015 Reception: 11:30. Lunch: 12:00 Standard Club Grand Ballroom 320 S. Plymouth Court Chicago, IL 60604 $65.00 per person
National Association of Women Judges Midyear Leadership Conference
The National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ) is in the process of planning our NAWJ Midyear Leadership Conference to be held in Chicago, at the Palmer House, April 23-25. The theme of the conference is Voices of Justice: Keeping the...
Pilot Program to have Judges and Attorneys Mentor Wards of State
Judge William H. Hooks The Illinois Judicial Council in conjunction with the Child Protection Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County began a pilot program to provide mentoring to youth who are wards of the Court as they prepare...
Judge Hooks Speaks at Coppin AME Men’s Day Program
IJC chair, Judge William H. Hooks, was the guest speaker for the Coppin Memorial A.M.E. Church Men’s Day program. Judge Sydney Jones (Ret.) and the Coppin Men’s Ministry extended the invitation to Judge Hooks. The theme for the event was...
Illinois Judicial Council Remains Committed to Law Students
By Judge Dominique C. Ross Since its founding in 1982, the mission of the Illinois Judicial Council, in part, has been to encourage African-Americans to prepare for and pursue judicial careers in order to ensure continued diversity on the bench. ...
Illinois Judicial Council Well Represented at National Bar Association Judicial Council’s 2015 Mid-Winter Conference
Judge Freddrenna M. Lyle & Judge Andrea M. Bufford JANUARY 14 – 18, 2015. The Illinois Judicial Council, led by Judge Leonard Murray (IJC past-chair and NBAJC chair-elect), was well represented at the National Bar Association Judicial Council’s 2015 Mid-Winter...
Community Engagement Outreach Committee
Illinois Judicial Council – Community Engagement Outreach Committee by Judge Stanley L. Hill The Illinois Judicial Council’s Community Engagement Outreach Committee produces the Inspirational Speech Awards in collaboration with Push Excel, Inc. focusing young people on the power of eloquent...
“Judges, Justice & All That Jazz…”
Judge Drella C. Savage & Judge Diana Embil (Ret.) On Friday, September 19, 2014, Chicagoland’s legal and political community turned out en masse to attend IJC’s exciting and memorable 32nd Installation & Awards Ceremony, “Judges, Justice & All That Jazz…”...