Windy City Media Group Frontpage News

THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985

home search facebook twitter join
Gay News Sponsor Windy City Times 2023-02-22
DOWNLOAD ISSUE
Donate

Sponsor
Sponsor
Sponsor

  WINDY CITY TIMES

LGBT judges seek fairness on the bench
Windy City Times Special Investigative Series: LGBTQs and the Criminal Legal System
2013-05-29

This article shared 3 times since Wed May 29, 2013
facebook twitter pin it google +1 reddit email

      More Photos


As part of our Windy City Times criminal justice series, we wanted to provide a look at the openly LGBT judges in the Chicago area. This region has come a long way since 1994, when Tom Chiola was elected as the first openly gay person to win any office in Illinois.

The Alliance of Illinois Judges is the professional networking organization founded by the LGBT Judges of the Circuit Court of Cook County. It is open to all Judges (gay and straight) throughout the State of Illinois. While most of the LGBT Judges reside in Cook County, there is an openly gay judge in Kane County. For more information about the Alliance go to theaij.com .

Below is an alphabetical listing of the openly LGBT judges in this area. Some work in the civil courts, others in the criminal system. Note, Eileen Brewer chose not to have her photo with this article.

View full page here: www.windycitymediagroup.com/pdf/JudgesMay29-2013.pdf .

Eileen M. Brewer

Circuit Judge,

Circuit Court of Cook County

Law Division, Motion Judge

Brewer preferred not be be pictured due to the nature of her work.

Photos by Hal Baim, in addition to photos provided by the judges.

Cheryl D. Cesario

Associate Judge,

Circuit Court of Cook County

Probate Division

Tom Chiola

Retired after 15 years as Circuit Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County

John G. Dalton

Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of Kane County (16th Judicial District)

Civil Division

John H. Ehrlich

Circuit Judge,

Circuit Court of Cook County

Chancery Division

Sophia H. Hall

Presiding Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County, Juvenile Justice and Child Protection Department

Nancy Katz

Associate Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County

Domestic Relations Division

Stuart Katz

Associate Judge,

Circuit Court of Cook County

Juvenile Justice Division

Patricia Logue

Associate Judge,

Circuit Court of Cook County

Domestic Relations Division

Noreen V. Love

Circuit Judge,

Circuit Court of Cook County

4th Municipal District

Mike McHale

Circuit Judge,

Circuit Court of Cook County

Criminal Division

Sebastian T. Patti

Presiding Judge,

Circuit Court of Cook County

Domestic Violence Division

Sherry Pethers

Circuit Judge,

Circuit Court of Cook County

1st Municipal District, Civil Litigation

Mary Colleen Roberts

Circuit Judge,

Circuit Court of Cook County

Criminal Division

Mary M. Rowland

Federal Magistrate Judge

Unites States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Andrea M. Schleifer

Circuit Judge,

Circuit Court of Cook County

Domestic Relations Division

Colleen F. Sheehan

Circuit Judge,

Circuit Court of Cook County

Juvenile Justice Division

James E. Snyder

Associate Judge,

Circuit Court of Cook County

1st. Municipal District, Supervising Judge, Civil Jury Division

Mary Susan Trew

Associate Judge,

Circuit Court of Cook County

Domestic Relations Division

Lori M. Wolfson

Associate Judge,

Circuit Court of Cook County

Juvenile Justice Division

View full page here: www.windycitymediagroup.com/pdf/JudgesMay29-2013.pdf .

View series to date in full layout form here: www.windycitymediagroup.com/pdf/LGBTCriminalSystem.pdf .


This article shared 3 times since Wed May 29, 2013
facebook twitter pin it google +1 reddit email

  ARTICLES YOU MIGHT LIKE

Gay News

Illinois PrEP coverage safe for now, but ACA court decision has wide implications
2023-03-31
Illinoisans accessing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) should have no disruption to insurance coverage following a federal court ruling on March 30 striking down an Affordable Care Act (ACA) rule that PrEP be paid for by insurers without ...


Gay News

Texas judge strikes down ACA provision that affects 100 million people
2023-03-31
On March 30, Judge Reed O'Connor of U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas struck down a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) that requires insurers and employers to cover preventive ...


Gay News

WORLD Grindr in Egypt, police report, queer tango, Human Rights Watch, Gay Games
2023-03-31
Dating app Grindr is warning its users in Egypt that police are allegedly using fake accounts to entrap those seeking dates on the platform, after a spike in recent arrests of LGBTQ+ people, MSN noted via ...


Gay News

Quigley, Torres, Sorensen lead letter to FDA on updated blood donation guidance
2023-03-30
--From a press release - Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Ritchie Torres (NY-15), and Eric Sorensen (IL-17) led 23 members in a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration ...


Gay News

GLAD statement: Order by federal judge in Texas stands to increase HIV transmission
2023-03-30
--From a press release - Today a federal judge in Texas issued an order in Braidwood v. Becerra blocking a requirement under the Affordable Care Act that all preventive healthcare services given an A or B rating by United States Preventive ...


Gay News

Kentucky legislators override governor's veto to push anti-trans youth bill
2023-03-30
On March 29, Republican lawmakers in Kentucky overturned Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear's veto of a bill to ban transgender youths from gender-affirming healthcare and restrict which toilets they use in public schools, media outlets reported. Both ...


Gay News

WORLD Venezuela code, Oxfam, Bosnia items, 'Brokeback,' Pope Francis
2023-03-25
Venezuela's Supreme Court annulled a controversial part of the military justice code that had criminalized same-sex relations within the armed forces, the outlet Punch noted. The court annulled the provision, which had provided for a penalty ...


Gay News

NATIONAL 'Don't Say Gay,' anti-trans bills, gay Irish leader visits, gay Calif. mayor
2023-03-25
In Indiana, approximately 100 students from the Center For Inquiry School 27 held a walk-out to protest the state's "Don't Say Gay" bill, which would restrict how teachers are able to discuss sexual orientation or gender ...


Gay News

Baldwin leads 22 colleagues in calling on FDA to end discriminatory blood donation policy
2023-03-24
--From a press release - WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) has headed up a group of 22 colleagues in sending a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf expressing support for the agency's ...


Gay News

Iowa, Georgia ban medical treatment for trans minors
2023-03-24
Two more states have enacted laws that prohibit medical treatment for transgender minors. On March 22, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed two bills into law that affect transgender minors in the state, NBC News reported. Senate ...


Gay News

Illinois House passes legislation allowing gender-neutral multiple-occupancy restrooms
2023-03-24
--From a press release - CHICAGO — Advocates celebrated passage by the Illinois House of legislation that will reduce barriers for businesses serving their communities and customers by allowing for the adoption of gender-neutral multiple-occupancy ...


Gay News

Utah bans conversion therapy
2023-03-23
On March 22, Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill that bans licensed professionals from practicing conversion therapy—the discredited practice that attempts to turn LGBTQ+ people heterosexual—on minors, Q ...


Gay News

ELECTIONS 2023 Mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson discusses religion, LGBTQ+ issues, holistic approach
2023-03-22
Chicago mayoral candidates Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas seem to have little in common. Johnson, a Cook County commissioner, has embraced a more progressive platform that employs everything from a more holistic approach to crime to ...


Gay News

Uganda bans people from identifying as LGBTQ+
2023-03-22
On March 21, Uganda's parliament passed a law making it illegal to identify as LGBTQ+, Reuters reported. The development hands authorities broad powers to target LGBTQ+ Ugandans who already face legal discrimination and mob violence. In ...


Gay News

Kentucky lawmakers pass anti-trans youth bill; governor plans to veto measure
2023-03-20
In Kentucky, Republican lawmakers passed a bill that bans minors from receiving gender-affirming care, lets educators refuse to refer to trans students by their preferred pronouns and would not allow schools to discuss sexual orientation or ...


 




Copyright © 2023 Windy City Media Group. All rights reserved.
Reprint by permission only. PDFs for back issues are downloadable from
our online archives. Single copies of back issues in print form are
available for $4 per issue, older than one month for $6 if available,
by check to the mailing address listed below.

Return postage must accompany all manuscripts, drawings, and
photographs submitted if they are to be returned, and no
responsibility may be assumed for unsolicited materials.
All rights to letters, art and photos sent to Nightspots
(Chicago GLBT Nightlife News) and Windy City Times (a Chicago
Gay and Lesbian News and Feature Publication) will be treated
as unconditionally assigned for publication purposes and as such,
subject to editing and comment. The opinions expressed by the
columnists, cartoonists, letter writers, and commentators are
their own and do not necessarily reflect the position of Nightspots
(Chicago GLBT Nightlife News) and Windy City Times (a Chicago Gay,
Lesbian, Bisexual and Transegender News and Feature Publication).

The appearance of a name, image or photo of a person or group in
Nightspots (Chicago GLBT Nightlife News) and Windy City Times
(a Chicago Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender News and Feature
Publication) does not indicate the sexual orientation of such
individuals or groups. While we encourage readers to support the
advertisers who make this newspaper possible, Nightspots (Chicago
GLBT Nightlife News) and Windy City Times (a Chicago Gay, Lesbian
News and Feature Publication) cannot accept responsibility for
any advertising claims or promotions.

 
 

TRENDINGBREAKINGPHOTOS







Sponsor


 



Donate


About WCMG      Contact Us      Online Front  Page      Windy City  Times      Nightspots
Identity      BLACKlines      En La Vida      Archives      Advanced Search     
Windy City Queercast      Queercast Archives     
Press  Releases      Join WCMG  Email List      Email Blast      Blogs     
Upcoming Events      Todays Events      Ongoing Events      Bar Guide      Community Groups      In Memoriam     
Privacy Policy     

Windy City Media Group publishes Windy City Times,
The Bi-Weekly Voice of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans Community.
5315 N. Clark St. #192, Chicago, IL 60640-2113 • PH (773) 871-7610 • FAX (773) 871-7609.