Law clerk indicted in judge impersonation case, attorney says
The lawyer who allegedly posed as a judge has been indicted on criminal charges, the latest fallout from the scandal that began when the judicial hopeful from the South Side...
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Judge says cop’s testimony doesn’t pass smell test
The gun charge against Stephon Mack hinged on the testimony of Chicago police Officer Damen Balesteri. If a Cook County judge found the longtime officer a credible witness, Mack was...
State seeks to bar lawyer who allegedly posed as judge from running for bench
In a stinging rebuke, the state commission that oversees lawyers has asked the Illinois Supreme Court to immediately suspend the law license of a judicial candidate who it said posed...
Fired law clerk says judge urged her to take bench in ‘shadowing’ process
The law clerk accused of posing as a Cook County judge spoke publicly about the episode for the first time Thursday, saying that a judge in the courthouse urged her...
Timothy Evans withstands challenge to win sixth term as chief judge
Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans, a political fixture in Chicago for decades, on Thursday survived his toughest challenge in 15 years, holding off former Ald. Tom Allen amid widespread...
Chief Judge Timothy Evans in battle to keep job
Before a law clerk in Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans' office last month allegedly donned a robe and impersonated a judge, the race to unseat Evans was relatively restrained,...
Lawyer fired in judge impersonation case now faces a challenger in election
A law clerk who was fired from her government job after allegedly impersonating a judge now faces a new opponent in this fall's Cook County judicial race. Judge Maryam Ahmad...
Traffic cases heard by clerk accused of posing as judge reheard — and dismissed
Three traffic court cases heard Thursday were the most ordinary of proceedings, held in the most extraordinary of circumstances. The cases — all minor traffic violations — were reheard in...
Sex offender charged in 1991 rape, murder that led to Dixmoor 5 case
For two decades, Theresa Matthews lived with a sense of solace, knowing five young men were locked up in prison for raping and murdering her only child, 14-year-old Cateresa, in...
Law clerk accused of pretending to be judge is fired
Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans, who has come under criticism for his handling of allegations that one of his law clerks put on a robe and heard cases, has...