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

Interview with Center for Court Innovation Director, Greg Berman

I recently conducted an interview with Center for Court Innovation Director and co-founder, Greg Berman for the University of Chicago's policy publication, The Chicago Policy Review. You can read the whole interview here. An excerpt is below: Why should we be concerned about effective and effici...
January 11, 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

Judicial Campaign Contributions Revive Need for Recusal Standards

The sole asbestos judge in Madison County, IL was dropped from several asbestos cases after receiving over $30,000 in campaign contributions from asbestos plaintiffs' law firms, reports the Belleville News Democrat. Just days before contributing to Judge Crowder's campaign for re-election, the three...
December 19, 2011

Links of Interest

What We Read, December 5-9, 2011 Criminal Justice Court Reform: Alternative Behavior Treatment Centers (ABTC) and Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities (TASC) are holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony at a transitional living facility for juveniles today (December 9). The Chicago Justice Pro...
December 9, 2011