About Elizabeth Monkus

Elizabeth Monkus (she/her) is the Senior Attorney & Project Director for Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts. Elizabeth came to Chicago Appleseed in 2010 to manage the Judicial Performance Commission Demonstration project. She currently focuses on domestic relations and judicial elections in her program work.

Links of Interest

We hope everyone is enjoying this very mild winter weather! Here is some of what we read this week.  Immigration Sen. Shumer (D-NY) has sent a letter to DHS and ICE, urging that some immigrants be given a temporary “deferred action” legal status which would allow them to work while the deportati...
January 27, 2012

Cameras in the Courtrooms

On Tuesday, January 24, the Illinois Supreme Court announced (.pdf) approval of a pilot program to allow cameras in court rooms in Illinois. Cook County Circuit Court Chief Judge Timothy Evans is enthusiastic about the idea and plans to petition for inclusion in the program. Judge Evans said he has...
January 26, 2012

Links of Interest

What We Read, January 16-20 2012  Criminal Justice: A Chicago Reporter investigation reveals that a strategy to crack down on gun crimes is disproportionately affecting 15-16 year olds.   Cook County Board President Preckwinkle announced that the Judicial Advisory Council will conduct...
January 20, 2012

Links of Interest

What We Read, January 9-13, 2012   Elections: Gapers Block reports on the first and second public hearing over the Ward re-mapping.   Criminal Justice and Criminal Court Reform: Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has called for a study of the bail bond system in Cook County   Imm...
January 13, 2012

Links of Interest

What We Read, January 2-6, 2012 Happy new year, everyone!   Judicial Elections and Judiciary Reform: Super PACS are already having a significant effect on the 2012 elections, according to the LA Times.    Community Justice: President Obama has appointed Richard Cordray to lead the Consumer...
January 6, 2012
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