Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans has allowed courts and related operations to proceed remotely because the winter storm Wednesday and Thursday.
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After nearly thirteen months, civil jury trials in Cook County
are set to resume. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, civil
jury trials have all but stopped in Cook County courts. However,
Circuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans and Law
Division Presiding Judge James P. Flannery, Jr. have each issued
administrative orders allowing civil jury trials to resume.
On March 23, 2021, Chief Judge Evans issued an amended
administrative order, G.A.O. 2020-07, which set May 3, 2021 as the
target date for resuming jury trials. Cook County Cir. Ct. G.A.O. 2020-07, §
Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans
Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans announced the appointments of three new acting presiding judges to head the Criminal, County and Traffic Divisions on January 4, 2021.
The appointments include historic firsts for the Circuit Court. Honorable Erica L. Reddick becomes the first woman to head the court’s Criminal Division, replacing Judge LeRoy K. Martin, Jr., who has moved to the state’s appellate court. Honorable Sanjay T. Tailor will become the new acting presiding judge of the County Division, following the retirement of Judge Sharon Sullivan. Judge Tailor will be the state’s first Asian-American presiding judge. Honorable Diann K. Marsalek, currently Supervising Judge of the First Municipal District’s Traffic Court (Chicago), will take on the newly-created role of acting presiding judge over all traffic judges in Cook County.