Happy New Year!
Dear Illinois Judicial Council Members, Happy New Year! As 2016 comes to a close, my thoughts turn gratefully to IJC and its members. I am truly grateful for the legacy…
General Membership Meeting
General Membership Meeting Tuesday April 28, 2015 5:15 pm ISBA 20 South Clark Street 9th Floor Chicago, Illinois
Notice: Robes in the Courtroom
Greetings Fellow IJC Members- The Robes In the Classroom Committee is well underway! Bill Hooks, our IJC chair, wants us to start visiting the elementary and high schools this April…
General Membership Meeting
General Membership Meeting Tuesday March 24, 2015 5:00 pm ISBA 20 South Clark Street 9th Floor Chicago, Illinois
2015 Vangaurd Awards
Cook County Bar Association 2015 Vanguard Award Recipient CCBA Past President Justice John O. Steele, Ret. Thursday, April 2, 2015 Reception: 11:30. Lunch: 12:00 Standard Club Grand Ballroom 320 S.…
National Association of Women Judges Midyear Leadership Conference
The National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ) is in the process of planning our NAWJ Midyear Leadership Conference to be held in Chicago, at the Palmer House, April 23-25. The…
Pilot Program to have Judges and Attorneys Mentor Wards of State
Judge William H. Hooks The Illinois Judicial Council in conjunction with the Child Protection Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County began a pilot program to provide mentoring to…
Judge Hooks Speaks at Coppin AME Men’s Day Program
IJC chair, Judge William H. Hooks, was the guest speaker for the Coppin Memorial A.M.E. Church Men’s Day program. Judge Sydney Jones (Ret.) and the Coppin Men’s Ministry extended the…
Illinois Judicial Council Remains Committed to Law Students
By Judge Dominique C. Ross Since its founding in 1982, the mission of the Illinois Judicial Council, in part, has been to encourage African-Americans to prepare for and pursue judicial…
Illinois Judicial Council Well Represented at National Bar Association Judicial Council’s 2015 Mid-Winter Conference
Judge Freddrenna M. Lyle & Judge Andrea M. Bufford JANUARY 14 – 18, 2015. The Illinois Judicial Council, led by Judge Leonard Murray (IJC past-chair and NBAJC chair-elect), was well…