News | State of Illinois Office of the Illinois Courts

To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re recognizing diverse voices in the judiciary.

Joliet West and Joliet Central High Schools have secured academic advisors for Mock Trial Teams at each of their respective high schools for the 2025 ISBA Mock Trial Competition to be held in March, 2025.

A group of Illinois juvenile court judges attended a meeting, hosted by the Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS), to learn more, ask questions and offer feedback as DCFS continues the phased process of rolling out the new SAFE Model.

Illinois judges are increasingly being recognized for their dedicated work in courtrooms throughout the state. Here are some of the recent honors received by Illinois judges:

First issued in late 2017, the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice (ATJ Commission) has now awarded a total of $2 million in grant funds to improve access to justice and services for self-represented litigants (SRLs) across the state.

The Supreme Court Learning Center is a place where the public can gain insight into the important work of the third branch.

The Illinois Supreme Court has announced that Judge Timothy J. Cusack has been appointed as a Resident Circuit Judge for Peoria County in the Tenth Judicial Circuit.

Justice Mary K. O’Brien of the Supreme Court of Illinois has announced the formation of a judicial screening committee for the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit.

Justice Lisa Holder White of the Supreme Court of Illinois has begun an application process for a Resident Circuit Judge vacancy in Winnebago County – in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit – Subcircuit No. 2.

Illinois Supreme Court history: Juvenile justice and capital punishment in Illinois – Russell McWilliams