About Elizabeth Monkus

Elizabeth Monkus (she/her) is the Senior Attorney & Project Director for Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts. Elizabeth came to Chicago Appleseed in 2010 to manage the Judicial Performance Commission Demonstration project. She currently focuses on domestic relations and judicial elections in her program work.

Our Amicus Brief in Avery v. State Farm

 The Illinois Supreme Court has denied the appeal in Avery v. State Farm, without written opinion (.pdf), declining to restore the verdict. Chicago Appleseed takes no position on the merits of the underlying case, but did sign an amicus brief discussing the issue of judicial ethics and recusal raise...
November 21, 2011

Links of Interest

What We Read for the week of November 14-18, 2011 Criminal Justice Court Reform: The John Howard Association released its annual Year-End Assessment of Department of Juvenile Justice this week. WBEZ interviewed the author of the report  Thursday morning. Earlier this year, JHA criticized the DJJ...
November 18, 2011

Links of Interest

What We Read, November 7-11, 2011 Criminal Justice Court Reform: In April, we linked to a This American Life episode about a judge in Georgia’s Drug Court who was punishing defendants harshly in contrast with rehabilitative goals of drugs courts. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that Geor...
November 11, 2011

Links of Interest

What We Read, October 24-28, 2011 Criminal Justice Court Reform: Special Rapporteur Juan Méndez  addressed the announced that U.N. General Assembly in New York,  discussing how solitary confinement violates the United Nations Convention against Torture. A link to his full report is available here...
October 28, 2011

Links of Interest

What We Read, October 10-14, 2011 Immigration Court Reform: The Adler School’s Institute on Public Safety and Social Justice will be hosting a panel discussion “A Dream Deferred: The Mental Health Implications of Being Undocumented” on November 1.  Last year, the Immigrant Youth Action League co...
October 14, 2011
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