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    Casey Toner

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    Conoce a la juez del Condado de Cook ante quien los abogados defensores menos quieren comparecer

    By Emily Hoerner and Casey Toner (Better Government Association) | October 26, 2020

    La jueza Diane Gordon Cannon es criticada por sus arrebatos verbales, su inclinación a favor de la fiscalía, y por encarcelar a personas en libertad condicional por infracciones que a veces son menores.

    The Circuit

    Meet the Cook County judge attorneys least want to appear before

    By Emily Hoerner and Casey Toner (Better Government Association) | October 22, 2020

    Judge Diane Gordon Cannon criticized for verbal outbursts, a pro-prosecution bent and jailing of probationers for sometimes-minor infractions.

    The Circuit
    A judge sits on the bench surrounded by traffic barriers

    A veteran Cook County judge has been repeatedly blocked from hearing sex offense cases. Here’s why.

    By Casey Toner (Better Government Association) and Emily Hoerner | October 22, 2020

    An unprecedented investigation of court data finds systematic effort to keep Judge James Linn from deciding sex charges after a controversial ruling he made years ago.

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