A press release from the McHenry County Circuit Court: Justin M. Hansen Appointed Circuit Judge by the Illinois Supreme Court (Woodstock, IL) On November 12, 2018, the Illinois Supreme Court issued order M.R. 001403, appointing Justin M. Hansen to Circuit … Continue reading
Last night at the McHenry VFW, McHenry County Board member Craig Wilcox was sworn in as a State Senator. He replaced Pam Althoff, who resigned early and is running for the McHenry County Board. Although, who thought she had a … Continue reading
Elected for a Circuit Judgeship two years ago, James Cowlin has now been elevated to Chief Judge by his fellow Circuit Court Judges. He will replace Judge Michael Sullivan, who has served as Chief Judge since the Circuit was created … Continue reading
Every time I get a chance to talk with McHenry County’s Chief Judge Michael Sullivan, I ask him when cameras will be allowed in local courtrooms. In a kindly manner, he usually says something like, “Not yet, Cal.” At the … Continue reading
Courthouse sources say that three Circuit Court Judges will retire this year. One has already done so–Mareen McIntyre. She was replaced by Associate Judge Robert Wilbrandt, who, in a previous life, was McHenry County Public Defender. Another Judge said to … Continue reading
Discovered that Andy Zinke is being paid $21 an hour for his part-time Lakemoor Police job. Wife Kim’s case was in front of Judge Sharon Prather on July 1st. Judge Prather recused herself, so now it has been moved to … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Circuit Court: 22nd Judicial Circuit Court, McHenry County (Woodstock), Illinois Goes Live with aiSMARTBENCH™ with the Goal of Paperless Courtrooms “The implementation of the aiSMARTBENCH system is an extremely important step forward for our Court … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Circuit Court: 22nd Circuit Court Approved for Electronic Filing of Criminal Cases McHenry County Circuit Court Clerk, Katherine Keefe and 22nd Circuit Chief Judge, Michael J. Sullivan are pleased to announce they have received … Continue reading
Looks as if the courthouse tea leaf reader who suggested that 22nd Circuit Chief Judge Michael Sullivan might be retiring this year was wrong. The following press release announces his continuation as Chief Judge for three more years. Circuit Judge … Continue reading
The latest rumor from the McHenry County Courthouse is that two Circuit Court Judges may be retiring. We already know about Gordon Graham. He has announced he will step down at the end of the first week of September, thus … Continue reading
Down at the bottom of my candidate ballot are the names of four judges and one want-to-be. The aspirant is listed first. He is Michael J. Burke, running for the Appellate Court. There is no Democrat on the ballot. Below … Continue reading
The Illinois Supreme Court has authorized the appointment of two new Associate Judges in McHenry County’s 22nd Judicial Circuit. It’s a well-paying job and the taxpayers pay for office expenses, so there will probably be a lot of attorneys interested. … Continue reading
Two McHenry County lawyers won’t have to worry about keeping an office open after McHenry County Circuit Judges vote who should be appointed to two new Associate Judgeships resulting from local population growth. At a salary of over $171,000, it’s … Continue reading
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has a data base with those who get state paychecks. The 2008 information is arrayed from highest to lowest. It comes straight from the State Comptroller’s Office. I remember when this information was only supplied to … Continue reading
