Judicial Elections
Evans elected to record 8th term as Cook County chief judge
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Judge Timothy Evans was unopposed in his bid to remain Cook County’s top judge, a post he has held for 21 years.
News
Cook County juvenile jail using ‘semantics’ to hide many hours youths are isolated: report
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Most youths at the jail ‘are locked in their cells for most of the day, every day,’ possibly resulting in long-term damage to their mental health, according to a committee convened last year by Chief Judge Tim Evans.
Judicial Elections
Winners and losers of the 2022 Cook County judicial primary election
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Cook County voters picked a new class of circuit court and appellate court judges in Tuesday’s primary election. With election officials reporting abysmal voter turnout, some judicial subcircuit races were decided by a few thousand votes.
Judicial Conduct
Judicial watchdog files complaint against appellate judge accused of interfering in nephew’s case
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The charges allege Harris spoke with two judges hearing an appeal involving his nephew, an allegation first reported by Injustice Watch in 2020.
Judicial Conduct
Illinois Appellate Court Judge Sheldon Harris announces retirement, creating vacancy for June primary
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Cook County Circuit Court Judge John Ehrlich confirmed to Injustice Watch that he plans to run for Harris’ appellate court seat.
SAFE-T Act
Illinois criminal justice reformers won a historic legislative victory in 2021. But the law they passed isn’t a done deal.
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The same forces that fought against the SAFE-T Act when it was introduced in January are still looking for ways to change the historic criminal justice reform law.
News
Cook County replaced its public defender. But she’s not done fighting yet.
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In an exclusive interview during her last week in office, Amy Campanelli said she has ‘no regrets’ and continued to rail against police and a system that she called ‘racist’ and ‘very unfair.’
In Plain View
Federal circuit court dismisses defamation lawsuit against Injustice Watch, Plain View Project
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The court ruled that a Philadelphia police officer failed to show ‘actual malice’ in the inclusion of his public Facebook comment in a database of social media posts.
Cook County Democratic Party
Cook County Democrats drop two judges from retention endorsement
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Party leadership voted overwhelmingly not to endorse judges Michael Toomin and Mauricio Araujo for retention.
Cook County judges
What’s a judicial retention election, anyway?
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Injustice Watch answers your questions about the upcoming judicial retention races in Cook County.