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Illinois Supreme Court Press Releases 

Date Description Additional Content
11/02/2026 Justice Elizabeth Rochford Seeks Comment on Applicants for Kendall County Vacancy
11/02/2026 Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Hon. David Lewis as Circuit Judge in Clark County
11/02/2026 Illinois Supreme Court to Swear in New Attorneys at Bar Admission Ceremonies Across the State
11/02/2026 Justice David Overstreet to Administer Oath to New Attorneys in Carbondale and Champaign
11/02/2026 Justice Lisa Holder White to Administer Oath to New Attorneys in Springfield
11/02/2026 Justice Mary K. O’Brien to Administer Oath to New Attorneys in Joliet
11/02/2026 Justice Elizabeth Rochford to Administer Oath to New Attorneys in Elgin
11/02/2026 Supreme Court Justices to Administer Oath to New Attorneys in Chicago
10/30/2026 Illinois Supreme Court Assigns Hon. Judith C. Rice to First District Appellate Court
10/26/2026 Illinois State Public Defender Commission to Hold Inaugural Meeting on October 30
10/22/2026 Illinois Supreme Court Names Renita Young as New Chief Communications Officer
10/22/2026 Justice Mary K. O’Brien Announces Notice of Vacancy for a Circuit Judge in the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit - Sixth Subcircuit
10/21/2026 Illinois Supreme Court Amends Rule to Increase Domestic Violence Training for Guardians ad Litem
10/16/2026 Illinois Supreme Court Rule Changes to Advance Access to Justice in Consumer Debt Cases
10/15/2026 Illinois Supreme Court Amends Rules for Juvenile Court Appeals
10/15/2026 Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Katharine Hatch as Judge in Nineteenth Judicial Circuit
10/14/2026 Justice Elizabeth Rochford Announces Notice of Vacancy for Resident Circuit Judge in Kendall County

Amended 10/15/26

10/06/2026 2nd District Appellate Court Program to Assist Self-Represented Litigants to Begin Nov 1st
10/01/2026 Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission To Honor Former Chief Justice Anne M. Burke
09/30/2026 Access To Justice Commission Seeks Nominations for Colman and Kilbride Awards
09/29/2026 Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Associate Judge Sarah Duffy as Circuit Judge in Eleventh Circuit
09/24/2026 Illinois Supreme Court Assigns Hon. Thomas Donnelly to First District Appellate Court

 Judge Donnelly

09/21/2026 Illinois Supreme Court Appoints 3 to State Public Defender Commission
09/18/2026 Access to Justice Commission to Accept Proposals for 2027 Disability Access Grant
09/09/2026 Illinois Supreme Court Seeks Applicants for First State Public Defender


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