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Cook County Circuit Court Elects 9 Qualified & Well Qualified Associate Judges

The Cook County Circuit Court elected 9 new associate judges, all of whom were found qualified or well qualified by our affiliate, Chicago Council of Lawyers. Associate judges have the same authority as all other circuit court judges, although their salary is slightly lower. Associate Judges are ele...

You CAN Take It With You: Judicial Candidate Evaluations into Illinois Voting Booths

45 of the candidates running in Tuesday's Cook County Illinois primary were deemed "not recommended" or "not qualified" by at least one reviewing organization, and the SunTimes wants to know how voters are supposed to discern the best candidates when they're faced with numerous options in the booth....

Diversion Works.

That's the undisputed message in the most comprehensive study of diversionary drug courts ever completed. The Urban Institute, the Center for Court Innovation, and RTI International, conducted the multi-volume study, “The Multi-Site Adult Drug Court Evaluation." Researchers evaluated 23 drug courts...

Diversion Court a Must for Justice and Economy

This article originally appeared at the Huffington Post. Imagine a program that saves Cook County at least $20 million per year while reducing crime, incarceration, and unemployment. This is no fantasy -- it's called diversion court, and Cook County can and should implement it right away. Last fal...

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