The JPC’s Work Continues After the Election

For most of us, as the adrenaline rush of watching a close election wears off, we forget about the returns and put aside the research into candidates we did prior to the election. But at the Judicial Performance Commission (JPC), our work continues. All judges on the retention ballot were retained....
November 10, 2010

Next Steps For The Performance Commission

The Judicial Performance Commission has released the results of its evaluation of the judicial retention candidates. Of the 69 judges listed on the retention ballot in the November election, the JPC has found only three not recommended for retention: Judge Dorothy Jones, Judge Jeffrey Lawrence, and...
October 7, 2010

Judicial Perfomance Commission Nears Completion of Evaluation

The Judicial Performance Commission of Cook County Pilot Project has nearly completed the evaluation phase of the project. Following an appeals process for those judges who have not been recommended for retention, the recommendations will be released to the public in mid-September for their referenc...
August 27, 2010

America: Land of the Not So Free

The July 22nd issue of The Economist featured a cover story entitled "Rough Justice in America" that examines America's love affair with locking up its citizens. The article makes a compelling case lowering both the rate and duration of criminal sentences resulting in imprisonment and increasing res...
August 5, 2010