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Articles From Hon. Lloyd A. Karmeier

From My Perspective: Why a Bar Exam? By Justice Lloyd A. Karmeier, (ret.) Bench and Bar, November 2021 During COVID-19, many jurisdictions adopted emergency measures to ensure that recent law school graduates would not be delayed in their path to bar admission, making some question the need to require any bar exam at all.
Relief at Last By Chief Justice Lloyd A. Karmeier Bench and Bar, September 2019 The Illinois Supreme Court has taken a major step forward in its ongoing effort to provide the residents of the state with a judicial process that is efficient, effective, and fair.
The importance of dialogue: Preserving the right to oral argument By Hon. Lloyd A. Karmeier Bench and Bar, July 2017 Whatever efficiencies may be gained through dispensing with oral argument, they are not worth the loss of public trust in the rule of law.
Supreme Court Rule changes: 2015 end-of-year report By Hon. Lloyd A. Karmeier Young Lawyers Division, February 2016 A brief summary of the recent significant changes to the Illinois Supreme Court Rules.
Supreme Court Rule changes: 2015 end-of-year report By Hon. Lloyd A. Karmeier Bench and Bar, December 2015 A brief summary of the recent significant changes to the Illinois Supreme Court Rules.
Supreme Court Rule changes: Mid-year report By Hon. Lloyd A. Karmeier Bench and Bar, July 2015 Significant amendments approved in 2015.
Supreme Court Rule changes: End-of-year report By Hon. Lloyd A. Karmeier Bench and Bar, January 2015 Details on the amendments to the Illinois Supreme Court Rules.
Supreme Court Rule changes: 2014 mid-year report By Hon. Lloyd A. Karmeier Bench and Bar, July 2014 An overview of the changes made to the Supreme Court Rules so far in 2014.
Supreme Court access to justice initiatives By Hon. Lloyd A. Karmeier Bench and Bar, June 2013 A look at the five proposals that the Supreme Court has recently considered and approved in its effort to improve access to justice.
Recent Supreme Court Rule changes By Hon. Lloyd A. Karmeier Civil Practice and Procedure, May 2012 An overview of the significant administrative and rule changes made by The Illinois Supreme Court in the past year.
Recent Supreme Court Rule changes By Hon. Lloyd A. Karmeier Bench and Bar, April 2012 An overview of the significant administrative and rule changes made by The Illinois Supreme Court in the past year.
Black and blue commentary By Hon. Lloyd A. Karmeier Bench and Bar, September 2009 The author's favorite way of talking about retention of judges was to suggest to people that if they attended a baseball or basketball game and came away from the game not noticing or talking about the job the umpires or referees had done, it was pretty clear they must have done a good job.
Emergency plans set for Circuit Courts By Justice Lloyd A. Karmeier Bench and Bar, December 2008 When disaster strikes, government’s first priority is the physical safety of its citizens.
The Mentor By Justice Lloyd A. Karmeier Bench and Bar, February 2008 Upon my graduation from law school in 1964, and after passing the bar exam and being admitted to practice, I had the good fortune of beginning my legal career as a junior law clerk for Justice Byron O. House of Nashville, Illinois, who was the Supreme Court Justice from the 5th Judicial District of Illinois.
Chair’s note By Lloyd A. Karmeier Bench and Bar, June 2004 This is just a short note to express publicly my thanks and appreciation to the members of the Bench and Bar Section Council for their good work on behalf of the Council this past year.
Chair’s column By Lloyd A. Karmeier Bench and Bar, May 2004 On June 30, 1961, about the time of the enactment of the "new" criminal code in Illinois, the Supreme Court of Illinois entered an Order stating "that the administration of justice will be served by a comprehensive study of jury instructions in criminal cases."
Another look at civility and professionalism: The American Inns of Court By Lloyd A. Karmeier Bench and Bar, March 2004 When I began my legal career in the Southern Illinois town of Nashville in 1964, there was not a "mentoring" program for young lawyers as is now being developed by the ISBA.
Chair’s column By Judge Lloyd A. Karmeier Bench and Bar, August 2003 This is my first column as chair of the Bench & Bar Section Council.
Case summaries By Hon. Lloyd A. Karmeier & Alfred M. Swanson, Jr. Bench and Bar, September 2002 The United States Supreme Court has held that the Minnesota Supreme Court's Canon of Judicial Conduct that prohibited judicial candidates from stating their view on disputed legal or political issues violates the First Amendment (Republican Party of Minnesota, et al. v. White, 2002 WL 1378604 (June 27, 2002) Scalia, J. (Stevens, Ginsberg, Souter and Breyer, JJ. Dissenting)).

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