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Standing committees of the court and chairpersons during 2012
Appellate Court Administrative Committee... studies and recommends methods by which the appellate court might improve the processing of appeals. Justice Rita B. Garman, liaison officer.
Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission... oversees the attorney registration and disciplinary process. R. Michael Henderson, Chair; Justice Lloyd A. Karmeier, liaison officer.
Board of Admissions to the Bar... oversees the process of admitting law school graduates to the practice of law. Justice Anne M. Burke, liaison officer.
Committee on Jury Instructions in Civil Cases... studies and recommends new pattern jury instructions for civil cases or modifications to existing instructions. Michael J. Warner, Chair; Nancy S. Marder, Esq., Chicago-Kent, Reporter; Chief Justice Thomas L. Kilbride, liaison officer.
Committee on Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases... studies and recommends new pattern jury instructions for criminal cases or modifications to existing instructions. Hon. Robert L. Carter, Third District Appellate Court, Chair; John F. Erbes, Esq., SIU School of Law, Professor-Reporter; Justice Lloyd A. Karmeier, liaison officer.
Committee on Character and Fitness... evaluates the moral character and general fitness of applicants to practice law. Vacant, Chair (First Judicial District); Patrick A. Salvi, Chair (Second Judicial District); David L. Wentworth, Chair (Third Judicial District); Edward H. Rawles, Esq., (Fourth Judicial District); John T. Papa, Esq., Chair (Fifth Judicial District); Justice Robert R. Thomas, liaison officer.
Committee on Professional Responsibility... advises and makes recommendations on matters relating to legal ethics and professional responsibility. Steven F. Pflaum, Esq., Chair; Professor Vivien C. Gross, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Professor-Reporter; Justice Anne M. Burke, liaison officer.
Judicial Mentor Committee... assists new trial judges in the transition from attorney to judge.
Legislative Committee of the Supreme Court of Illinois... committee meets during the legislative session to screen legislation affecting the court system. Justice Mary K. O'Brien, First District Appellate Court, Chair.
Planning and Oversight Committee for a Judicial Performance Evaluation Program... implements and administers the court's program for judicial performance evaluation to promote judicial excellence and competence. Justice Joy V. Cunningham, First District Appellate Court, Chair; Justice Rita B. Garman, liaison officer.
Special Supreme Court Committee on Capital Cases... studies the trial sentencing processes in capital cases in Illinois. Hon. Christopher C. Starck, Circuit Judge, Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Chair; Justice Mary Jane Theis, liaison officer.
Special Supreme Court Committee on Child Custody Issues... formulates methods to expedite review of child custody cases. Judge Robert J. Anderson and Judge Moshe Jacobius, Co-Chairs; Justice Rita B. Garman, liaison officer.
Special Supreme Court Committee on Illinois Evidence... charged with drafting a comprehensive code of evidence based upon Illinois statutes, rules and common law. Justice Donald C. Hudson, Second District Appellate Court, Chair; Hon. Warren D. Wolfson, Vice-Chair; Michael Graham, Advisor; Ralph Ruebner, Professor-Reporter; Justice Mary Jane Theis, liaison officer.
Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Conduct... reviews current supreme court rules and the recommendations of the American Bar Association on judicial conduct as directed by the supreme court, and recommends modifications to the supreme court. Hon. William O. Mays, Jr., Chair.
Supreme Court Rules Committee... studies and recommends new supreme court rules or modifications to existing rules. John B. Simon, Chair; Professor Keith H. Beyler, SIU School of Law, Reporter; Justice Thomas L. Kilbride, liaison officer. See a description of the rulemaking process.
Special Supreme Court Committee to Study Courtroom and Judicial Security... studies courtroom and judicial security. Hon. Michael P. Kiley, Chair
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