2023 News Archive

On June 29, Cook County Circuit Court Judge Charles Burns received a national honor as he was inducted into the Stanley Goldstein Treatment Court Hall of Fame during a special ceremony at RISE23, the world’s preeminent conference on addiction, mental health, and justice reform.

Named for the nation’s first drug court judge, the Stanley Goldstein Treatment Court Hall of Fame is the highest honor bestowed by All Rise, the leading training, membership, and advocacy organization for treatment courts. Judge Burns was inducted by outgoing board chair Judge Karen Freeman-Wilson (ret.).

The Circuit Court of Cook County announced today that, effective July 17, 2023, court proceedings will no longer be livestreamed. 

This court has been made aware of allegations against the Hon. William H. Hooks which, if true, would violate the Illinois Code of Judicial Conduct.

Following a June 29 meeting of the Circuit Court of Cook County Executive Committee, I issued an order, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 56, assigning Judge Hooks to restricted duties or duties other than judicial duties in the office of the First Municipal District Presiding Judge E. Kenneth Wright, Jr., subject to further order of the court.

The Hon. Donna L. Cooper has been named Acting Presiding Judge of the Juvenile Justice Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans said. 

A retired colonel with the Illinois Army National Guard, Judge Cooper has been a judge in the Juvenile Justice Division since April of 2009. She has presided over the Juvenile Justice Division of the Sixth Municipal District in Markham since July of 2011, and also has led the Englewood Restorative Justice Community Court since its opening in August 2020. 

Circuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans announced on Friday that enriched evening programming for Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC) residents will begin on Monday, April 17.

Circuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans and the court’s Nominating Committee today announced the names of the 44 candidates who will be on the ballot for circuit judges to vote to fill 22 associate judge vacancies. 

The Hon. Mary C. Marubio has been named Acting Presiding Judge of the Pretrial Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans said. 

Judge Marubio has been a judge in the Pretrial Division since its creation in 2017, and has been a supervising judge since November 2021. Appointed an associate judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County in 2016, she was initially assigned to the First Municipal and then the Domestic Relations Divisions. She was elected a circuit judge in 2020. 

Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans has proposed creating a central state registry for the filing of wills, to guard against the loss of original documents and expensive litigation for families. 

The Maywood Courthouse will be open on Friday, Jan. 6, following repairs to a broken water main, Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans announced. 

The Courthouse was closed on Thursday to repair the break. Litigants whose court dates were rescheduled are advised to contact their attorneys and/or the Clerk of the Circuit Court here for the new date.  

The Hon. Stuart F. Lubin has been appointed interim acting presiding judge of the Juvenile Justice Division as of January 2, Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans announced.

Judge Lubin fills the role left by the recent retirement of the Hon. Michael P. Toomin, Judge Evans said.

Judge Evans said he is interviewing candidates for the Juvenile Justice position, and that Judge Lubin will serve until the interview process is completed.