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Pursuant to action taken Wednesday by the Executive Committee of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Circuit Judge Jackie Marie Portman-Brown has been reassigned to administrative duties. The assignment is effective until further notice.
The committee is aware that a security camera at the Leighton Criminal Court Building recorded Judge Portman-Brown placing a child relative into an empty lockup. On February 26, Chief Judge Evans directed Criminal Division Presiding Judge LeRoy K. Martin Jr. to assign Judge Portman-Brown to administrative duties.
The Executive Committee has now determined that Judge Portman-Brown is to report to the First Municipal District (Richard J. Daley Center) to perform administrative duties. The Executive Committee further believes it has a duty to report this matter to the Judicial Inquiry Board. In addition, Judge Portman-Brown will receive mentoring.
The members of the Executive Committee are:
- Honorable Timothy C. Evans, Chief Judge and Committee Chair
- Honorable Grace G. Dickler, Presiding Judge, Domestic Relations Division
- Honorable James P. Flannery Jr., Presiding Judge, Law Division
- Honorable Sophia H. Hall, Presiding Judge, Juvenile Justice and Child Protection Resource Section
- Honorable Moshe Jacobius, Presiding Judge, Chancery Division
- Honorable John P. Kirby, Presiding Judge, Pretrial Division
- Honorable Daniel B. Malone, Presiding Judge, Probate Division
- Honorable LeRoy K. Martin Jr., Presiding Judge, Criminal Division
- Honorable Patricia M. Martin, Presiding Judge, Child Protection Division
- Honorable Sharon M. Sullivan, Presiding Judge, County Division
- Honorable Michael P. Toomin, Presiding Judge, Juvenile Justice Division
- Honorable Raul Vega, Presiding Judge, Domestic Violence Division
- Honorable E. Kenneth Wright Jr., Presiding Judge, First Municipal District
- Honorable Shelley Sutker-Dermer, Presiding Judge, Second Municipal District
- Honorable Jill C. Marisie, Presiding Judge, Third Municipal District
- Honorable Cheyrl D. Ingram, Presiding Judge, Fourth Municipal District
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