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    Emily Hoerner

    Emily Hoerner

    Emily Hoerner was a reporter for Injustice Watch from 2016 to 2021.

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    News

    Mo. Supreme Court denies latest appeal of Lamar Johnson, whom local prosecutors say is wrongly convicted

    By Emily Hoerner | March 4, 2021

    More than a year and a half after St. Louis prosecutors determined that Lamar Johnson was innocent of murder for which he is serving a life sentence, he remains in prison.

    News

    Chicago man’s 39-year sentence for murder committed as teen cut to 25 years

    By Emily Hoerner | December 10, 2020

    The Illinois Appellate Court, in a rare step, amended a 16-year-old offender’s sentence finding that Cook County Circuit Judge Kenneth J. Wadas had not properly considered the teen’s youth at the time of the incident.

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    En 2020, los votantes del Condado de Cook votaron en números históricos para elegir jueces

    By Carlos Ballesteros, Emily Hoerner and Jason Asenso | December 9, 2020

    En la elección general de este año, tres de cada cuatro votantes del Condado de Cook votaron a favor o en contra de al menos un juez que buscaba la retención. ¿Es este nivel de compromiso una casualidad o una nueva normalidad?

    Judicial Elections
    Chicago voters

    In 2020, Cook County voters cast ballots for judges in historic numbers

    By Carlos Ballesteros, Emily Hoerner and Jason Asenso | December 3, 2020

    Three in four Cook County voters in this year’s general election voted for or against at least one judge up for retention. Is this level of engagement a fluke or a new normal?

    Voter at United Center on Election Day 2020
    2020 Election

    Final election results show one Cook County judge lost her seat, others hold on by a thread

    By Carlos Ballesteros and Emily Hoerner | November 24, 2020

    Cook County Circuit Judge Jackie Portman-Brown lost her retention bid by less than 12,000 votes, while Judge John Mahoney III held onto his seat by about 2,100 votes. Several other judges kept their seats by slim margins.

    News

    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.

    News
    More than 1,000 copies of Injustice Watch's judicial election guide

    Injustice Watch mailed its judicial election guide to 1,000 detainees at Cook County Jail. They never received them.

    By Carlos Ballesteros and Emily Hoerner | October 26, 2020

    Officials said workers in the jail’s mailroom incorrectly identified the election guides as contraband.

    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.

    Commentary

    Watch: Wrongfully convicted Chicago man reflects on the power of judges

    By Resita Cox | October 5, 2020

    Ieliot Jackson spent nearly eight years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of selling less than one gram of heroin. He was granted a certificate of innocence in 2019. Jackson recounts the obstacles he faced in the courts and why it is important to always #CheckYourJudges.

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