The Circuit
Meet the Cook County judge attorneys least want to appear before
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Judge Diane Gordon Cannon criticized for verbal outbursts, a pro-prosecution bent and jailing of probationers for sometimes-minor infractions.
The Circuit
A veteran Cook County judge has been repeatedly blocked from hearing sex offense cases. Here’s why.
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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.
The Circuit
Explore nearly two decades of Cook County court data
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A new collaboration allows a first-of-its-kind look at more than 3 million Cook County criminal court cases since 2000.
Judicial Conduct
Cook County judge resigns, avoiding discipline for alleged sexual harassment
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Judge Mauricio Araujo resigned after the Illinois Courts Commission found “clear and convincing” evidence that he engaged in a pattern of inappropriate and harassing behavior toward women.
Judicial Elections
Two Cook County judges in ‘judge jail’ want 6 more years on the bench
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Judges Mauricio Araujo and Jackie Portman-Brown have been removed from their courtrooms as investigations into their conduct are underway.
Cook County Circuit Court
Activists demand courts release detainees amid COVID-19 concerns
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In an open letter to Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans, reform advocates are demanding the release of as many detainees as possible in order to mitigate risks related to the new coronavirus.
News
Cook County Circuit Court to dramatically scale back operations due to coronavirus
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The court will suspend all non-essential matters for 30 days starting Tuesday, the chief judge told presiding judges in a three-hour meeting on Friday.
News
Cook County judges’ committee funding Democratic effort to oust Coghlan
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The committee that provides funding for Cook County circuit judges’ retention campaigns is turning much of its money over to the Cook County Democratic party, even though the party is mounting a campaign to defeat one retention judge, Matthew Coghlan.
News
Judge: Cook County judicial corruption did not affect 1977 murder trial
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A Cook County Circuit Court judge Wednesday denied to grant a new trial to a man who contends his conviction on charges he murdered a plainclothes Chicago police officer in 1976 was wrongly decided by a judge who sought to divert attention from his own corruption.
Cook County Judicial Primary Election March 2018
Cook County judicial candidate, colleague misled jury into wrongful conviction
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Cook County judge said judicial candidate Michael Gerber and his co-counsel’s statements in a recently overturned conviction “amounted to a purposeful due process violation that led to petitioner’s conviction.”