Bench & Bar

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May 2022 • Volume 52 • Number 6 •

May 2022 Bench and Bar Newsletter

May is Member Appreciation Month and we’re celebrating you with contests, discounts, and giveaways! Take a look at what we have planned for you.

Annual Meeting — The 2022 ISBA Annual Meeting will be held June 9-11 at The Grand Geneva Resort & Spa in Lake Geneva, WI. Book your lodging and register now.

Clifford Law Office | Free CLE Webcast | Ethics Jeopardy: Answers and Questions | February 20

In This Issue

Justice Rita Garman, the Longest Tenured Sitting Judge, Is Retiring: A Look at Her Career and Legacy

By Hon. Alfred Swanson (ret.)

After 40 years, six months as a judge, Supreme Court Justice Rita Garman is retiring effective July 7, 2022.

The State of the Illinois Courts: What Is Happening in and Around Illinois Courtrooms (Despite the Pandemic)

By Chief Justice Anne M. Burke

Remarks delivered by Chief Justice Anne M. Burke at the ISBA Bench and Bar Section & ILC Commission on Professionalism CLE presentation on March 8, 2022.

Oaths of Office Taken by Judge Elizabeth K. Flood and Judge Bianca Camargo: From the Swearing-in Ceremony and Reception for Judge Elizabeth K. Flood and Judge Bianca Camargo

By Sandra Blake

Diversity and inclusion have become watchwords for the legal profession, and in Kane County, they serve as more than aspirations. The December 10 swearing-in ceremony and reception honoring Judge Bianca Camargo and Judge Elizabeth K. Flood reminded all present of the strides being made.

Hon. Elizabeth K. Flood Circuit Judge Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Swearing-In Ceremony Address Delivered Dec. 10, 2021

By Hon. Elizabeth K. Flood

Hon. Elizabeth K. Flood's remarks from the December 10, 2021, swearing-in ceremony.

Time Standards Are Here for Cases in Illinois Courts

By Judge Michael Chmiel

On March 25, 2022, the Supreme Court of Illinois entered an order which will (should) change the handling of cases in the circuit courts of Illinois.

Recent Appointments and Retirements

Recent changes to Illinois' judiciary.

CLE

LIVE WEB - Family Law Contracts: Drafting Enforceable Agreements (The Devil Is in the Details)
May 9 | Online
LIVE WEB - Reimagining Lawyer Wellness: How Self-Care Sustains Us
May 12 | Online
LIVE - IJA/ISBA Spring Seminar 2025
May 15 | Chicago
LIVE WEB - Reimagining Lawyer Wellness: How Self-Care Sustains Us - Video Replay
May 20 | Online
LIVE - The Judiciary and Executive Actions
May 21 | Chicago

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ISBA's Guardian Ad Litem Training
11.25 hours MCLE credit, including 4.00 hours of PMCLE credit

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