Associate Judge Gregory P. Vazquez, who filed papers to retire amid Injustice Watch’s investigation, appears on a police raid body camera with the owner of a Brookfield massage parlor known for unlawful sex work. Vazquez said he was merely giving a friend a ride.
Judicial Conduct

Her crime was driving without a license; a judge forced her to choose between months in jail or a year of alcohol monitoring
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Anastasia Strauther still doesn’t understand why Cook County Judge Gregory Vazquez ordered her to wear a sobriety monitor for a driving on a suspended license case.
Judicial Conduct

Cook County judge accused of physical and verbal harassment when she was a prosecutor; office says allegations were ‘unsubstantiated’
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Primary candidate Judge Ruth Gudino allegedly ‘engaged in unwanted touching’ and bullied co-workers as a prosecutor, according to a memo obtained by Injustice Watch. The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office said the allegations were ‘unsubstantiated.’
Events

Panel weighs problems and solutions at Cook County domestic violence court
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At an event hosted by Injustice Watch and the Chicago Reader, experts discussed challenges that survivors face in domestic violence court, especially amid the “chaos” of the Covid-19 pandemic, and changes needed following former top Judge Raúl Vega’s departure.
Judicial Conduct

Proposed judicial ethics code is silent on courthouse romances
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The code of conduct for judges may get a long-overdue update, but critics say the revision should have banned relationships between judges and their subordinates.
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El juez del condado de Cook, Raúl Vega, se jubila bajo una nube de acusaciones
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Vega, ex juez superior de la corte de violencia doméstica del condado de Cook, se jubilará con una pensión vitalicia, a pesar de las acusaciones de maltrato de las mujeres en su sala de tribunal.