Two candidate forums on June 17 that may be of interest to would-be judicial candidates The 38th Ward Dems, the Norwood Park Township Dems, Dems 45, 30th Ward Democrats, and 39th Ward Democrats will hold a Candidate Forum (the...

Would-be #CookCountyJudicial candidates: You should always obey the laws of the State of Illinois... but sometimes you have to figure out ways around the laws of physics. Two Tuesday candidate forums present potential opportunity for prospective judges... leyhane.blogspot.com/2025/06/two-...

Ginger Leigh Odom appointed to 1st Subcircuit vacancy The Illinois Supreme Court today entered an Order appointing Ginger Leigh Odom to the 1st Subcircuit vacancy created when Judge Carl A. Wal...

Ginger Leigh Odom appointed to 1st Subcircuit #CookCountyJudicial vacancy leyhane.blogspot.com/2025/06/ging...

Michael Cabonargi appointed to countywide judicial vacancy The Illinois Supreme Court has appointed Michael Cabonargi to the countywide vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Mary Ellen Coglan. ...

Michael Cabonargi appointed to countywide #CookCountyJudicial vacancy leyhane.blogspot.com/2025/06/mich...

Judge Daniel O. Tiernan plans 8th Subcircuit run, campaign website established Cook County Associate Judge Daniel O. Tiernan has announced plans to seek the Gamrath vacancy in the 8th Subcircuit. His campaign recently ...

Judge Daniel O. Tiernan announces bid for 8th Subcircuit #CookCountyJudicial vacancy leyhane.blogspot.com/2025/06/judg...

Judge Michael Zink announces plans to run in 20th Subcircuit, launches campaign website Michael Zink, who was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to a 20th Subcircuit vacancy late last year, has announced plans to seek elec...

Judge Michael Zink announces plans to run for the 20th Subcircuit vacancy to which he was appointed leyhane.blogspot.com/2025/06/judg... #CookCountyJudicial

Illinois Supreme Court appoints Lester Finkle to #CookCountyJudicial vacancy leyhane.blogspot.com/2025/05/lest...

Proposed glove sale a slap in the face to all Illinoisans The only time I ever saw these gloves was in September 2009. I was in Springfield, one of many volunteer chaperones for a group of middl...

Proposed glove auction a slap in the fact to all Illinoisans leyhane.blogspot.com/2025/05/prop...

CBA Orchestra & Chorus in concert on May 10 The Chicago Bar Association Orchestra & Chorus will be in concert Saturday evening, May 10, at 7:30 p.m., at St. James Cathedral, 65 E. H...

CBA Orchestra & Chorus in concert on May 10 leyhane.blogspot.com/2025/04/cba-...

Tomorrow: 25th Annual District Court Awards for Excellence in Pro Bono and Public Interest Service The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois will present its Annual Awards for Excellence in Pro Bono and Public ...

Recipients announced for tomorrow's 25th Annual District Court Awards for Excellence in Pro Bono and Public Interest Service leyhane.blogspot.com/2025/04/tomo...

Illinois Latino Judges Association to hold Spring Social on May 22 The Illinois Latino Judges Association will hold its Spring Social on Thursday, May 22, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., at Chief O'Neill's Pub & ...

Illinois Latino Judges Association Spring Social set for May 22 leyhane.blogspot.com/2025/04/illi... #CookCountyJudicial

For the high schoolers in your lives: Learn about the workings of the federal judiciary *from* the federal judiciary Look: I don't care how you acquire your news and information in the present age. I don't care what silo or tribe in which you claim membe...

For the high school students in your lives: U.S. Dist. Ct. (ND Ill.), the Supreme Court Historical Society, and the ABA Division for Public Education to offer civics program focusing on Escobedo v. Illinois
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Nominations close May 1 for CBA Robert A. Clifford Champion of Justice Award The Chicago Bar Association is accepting nominations through May 1 for the Robert A. Clifford Champion of Justice Award. Established in 20...

Nominations close May 1 for the Chicago Bar Association's 2025 Robert A. Clifford Champion of Justice Award leyhane.blogspot.com/2025/04/nomi...

TONIGHT: Kent HLLSA to honor Judge Diana López The Chicago-Kent Hispanic Latinx Law Student Association (HLLSA) will honor Cook County Circuit Court Judge López at its annual Judge's Ni...

HLLSA Judge's Night tonight at Chicago-Kent leyhane.blogspot.com/2025/04/toni...

FWIW passes the 5 million page view mark Sometime in the last few days, when I wasn't paying attention, FWIW crossed the five million page view threshold. Here is a screenshot show...

FWIW, FWIW has now achieved more than five million page views.... leyhane.blogspot.com/2025/04/fwiw...

Vanguard Awards presentation set for April 22 The 2025 Vanguard Awards Luncheon will take place on Tuesday, April 22 at the Union League Club , 65 W. Jackson Blvd. Luncheon will be se...

Vanguard Awards Luncheon set for April 22 leyhane.blogspot.com/2025/04/vang...

Tickets and sponsorships available for May 8 Illinois Jewish Judges Association Installation and Awards Dinner leyhane.blogspot.com/2025/04/jewi... #CookCountyJudicial

Barristers Big Band Benefit Ball set for April 25 The Chicago Bar Association's Barristers Big Band will hold its annual Big Band Ball on Friday, April 25, at the Union League Club, in the...

CBA Barristers Big Band Benefit Ball set for April 25 leyhane.blogspot.com/2025/03/barr...

BWLA Spring Fundraiser Gala set for April 5 The Black Women Lawyers' Association of Greater Chicago, Inc. will hold its Spring Fundraiser Gala on Saturday, April 5, from 6:30 p.m. t...

Black Women Lawyers' Association Spring Fundraising Gala set for April 5; tickets (and sponsorships) available
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For the law students in your life: ILJA panel discussion for current and prospective law students The Illinois Latino Judges Association will host a panel discussion on March 31, at 5:00 p.m., at the UIC School of Law, 300 S. State St....

Illinois Latino Judges Association sponsors panel discussion for law students and prospective law students on March 31 leyhane.blogspot.com/2025/03/for-...

U.S. District Court Courthouse Book Drive The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and the Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association Chicago Chapter are c...

Book Drive this month conducted by the U.S. Dist. Ct. for the Northern District of Illinois and the Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association leyhane.blogspot.com/2025/03/us-d...

BWLA Judicial Reception set for next Thursday, March 20 The Black Women Lawyers' Association of Greater Chicago, Inc. will hold its Judicial Reception on Thursday, March 20, from 5:30 to 8:00 p...

Black Women Lawyers' Association to hold Judicial Reception on March 20 leyhane.blogspot.com/2025/03/bwla... #CookCountyJudicial

Covid fears, then and now: On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the start of the "two week" shutdown The Covid lockdowns began five years ago this month. By early March 2020, ominous stories about this mysterious respiratory ailment – thi...

This week marks the 5th anniversary of the start of the "two-week" shutdown to stop the spread of the #COVID19 virus. FWIW takes a look back and what we didn't know then... and what we apparently still don't know now....
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Dr. Klumpp analyzes spending in 2024 Cook County judicial campaigns FWIW is once again pleased to present a Guest Post by Albert J. Klumpp, a PhD in public policy analysis with a national reputation for exper...

Today on FWIW: @byamrcn.bsky.social analyzes spending in #CookCountyJudicial races during the 2024 election cycle leyhane.blogspot.com/2025/03/dr-k...

You too can be a judge! At least for a day... or a couple of hours, anyway. Yes, this is an example of a clickbait headline... and I apologize for stooping so low...

FWIW stoops to blatant clickbait headline on this one... but the @americanbar.org is looking for volunteers to judge its upcoming Law Student Division National Advocacy Competition. leyhane.blogspot.com/2025/03/you-...

Who Sits Where: Ash Wednesday edition (hopefully, now, a pretty complete list of current #CookCountyJudicial vacancies) leyhane.blogspot.com/2025/03/who-...

IBF's Lawyers Rock fundraiser set for Thursday, March 13 Far be it from me to contradict the Illinois Bar Foundation ; I am just wary of overly broad generalizations. Call it a sort of lawyerly ...

Lawyers Rock for the Illinois Bar Foundation: Fundraiser set for next Thursday, March 13. leyhane.blogspot.com/2025/03/ibfs...

Who Sits Where: Pulaski Day edition Yes, it's Pulaski Day -- far too early to be talking about the 2026 election. Don't blame me, however. I don't determine the election cy...

I'm sure there are errors and omissions -- the first time through is always tough -- but the first "Who Sits Where" of the 2026 election season is now up on FWIW leyhane.blogspot.com/2025/03/who-... #CookCountyJudicial

Go jump in the lake... for a good cause The Diversity Scholarship Foundation will participate in the 25th Annual Polar Plunge in support of the Special Olympics on March 2, 2025...

Diversity Scholarship Foundation telling people to go jump in the lake... for #SpecialOlympics.... leyhane.blogspot.com/2025/02/go-j...

CBA Symphony Orchestra & Chorus in concert on Saturday March 1 The Chicago Bar Association Symphony Orchestra & Chorus will perform in concert on Saturday, March 1, at 7:30 p.m., at St. James Cathedral...

Chicago Bar Association Symphony Orchestra & Chorus set to perform in concert on March 1 leyhane.blogspot.com/2025/02/cba-...

CBA announces this year's Dickerson honorees; awards luncheon set for February 27 The Chicago Bar Association has announced the names of six indivduals who will receive the Earl Dickerson Award this year at a luncheon at ...

Chicago Bar Association announces this year's Dickerson Award recipients; awards luncheon set for February 27 leyhane.blogspot.com/2025/02/cba-...