News
Injustice Watch mailed its judicial election guide to 1,000 detainees at Cook County Jail. They never received them.
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Officials said workers in the jail’s mailroom incorrectly identified the election guides as contraband.
Cook County Judicial Primary Election March 2018
Cook County judicial candidate Laws “didn’t do the job” for one former client
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After a defendant was convicted of charges she was part of a drug distribution ring, she cited widespread errors by her attorney, William Laws. The federal trial judge agreed that his poor performance had caused her to be unfairly sentenced. Years later, that case has come up again as Laws is a candidate for Cook County Circuit judge.
Commentary
Past bar group evaluator: Judicial hopefuls get thorough review before rated
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Jonathan Lubin, past chairman of the evaluation committee for the Decalogue Society, offers a commentary describing the arduous process that groups go through to be fair and accurate in their assessments of each judicial candidate.
Cook County Judicial Primary Election March 2018
Voter conundrum: Bar groups send mixed messages about some judicial hopefuls
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Bar association evaluations are one of the few independent sources of information about Cook County judicial candidates, but at times they send voters mixed messages.
Cook County Judicial Primary Election March 2018
Cook County prosecutor Gerber coaxed wrongful conviction, appeal states
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Attorneys for convicted murderer say that prosecutor Michael Gerber engaged in “egregious conduct” that led to wrongful conviction based on thin evidence in Wheeling murder case. Gerber, now serving as judge by appointment, is a candidate for a full term on the bench in March.