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In Illinois, punishment is slow and lenient for errant judges
Beset by too many cases and too little money, Illinois officials are struggling with their constitutional responsibility to investigate and punish errant judges. It commonly takes years to act against...
View ArticleFighting for her job, Cook County judge says she didn’t mean to mislead
Cook County Judge Beatriz Santiago pleaded for her job Tuesday, saying she had not intentionally deceived her mortgage lender on sworn documents. The judge contended at a daylong hearing before the...
View ArticleSparse money leaves discipline unlikely for wayward Illinois judges
Members of the Illinois Courts Commission, one of two bodies created by the Illinois Constitution to police judicial conduct, have nothing to do. After the commission issued a censure last month to...
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