| Chancery
Division |
Honorable
Dorothy Kirie Kinnaird
Presiding Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County
2403 Richard J. Daley Center
Chicago, IL 60602
312-603-4181
312-603-6673 T.D.D.
312-603-6787 FAX
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Cases
heard include:
- injunctions
- class actions
- mortgage foreclosures
- name changes
- declaratory judgments
- contract matters
- creditors' rights
- liens
- construction of wills & trusts
- trusteeships
- receiverships
- dissolutions of partnerships & corporations
- statutory & administrative reviews
- vehicle impoundment
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| County
Division |
Honorable
Patrick E. McGann
Presiding Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County
1701 Richard J. Daley Center
Chicago, IL 60602
312-603-6194
312-603-6673 T.D.D.
312-603-4351 FAX
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Cases heard include:
- adoption
- marriage of minors
- annexation & deannexation of land to a tax body
- elections
- inheritance taxes
- mental health proceedings
- real estate taxes
- municipal organizations
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Criminal Division |
Honorable Paul P. Biebel, Jr.
Presiding Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County
2600 South California Avenue, Room 101
Chicago, IL 60608
773-869-3160
773-869-7798 T.D.D.
773-869-3093 FAX
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Cases
heard include:
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Domestic Relations Division |
Honorable Moshe Jacobius
Presiding Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County
1901 Richard J. Daley Center
Chicago, IL 60602
312-603-6556
312-603-6673 T.D.D.
312-603-6453 FAX
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Cases
heard include:
- dissolution of marriage (formerly divorce)
- legal separation
- invalidity of marriage
- civil orders of protection
- child support
- child custody & visitation
- parentage
- enforcement & modification of previously entered
judgments in these matters
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| Law
Division |
Honorable
William D. Maddux
Presiding Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County
2005 Richard J. Daley Center
Chicago, IL 60602
312-603-6343
312-603-6673 T.D.D.
312-603-6622 FAX |
Cases
heard include:
- personal injury/wrongful death
- motor vehicle injury
- medical malpractice
- legal malpractice
- product liability
- intentional tort
- construction injuries
- commercial litigation
- fraud
- breach of contract
- breach of warranty
- employment security
- property damage
- miscellaneous remedies
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| Probate
Division |
Honorable
Henry A. Budzinski
Presiding Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County
1803 Richard J. Daley Center
Chicago, IL 60602
312-603-7545
312-603-6673 T.D.D.
312-603-6721 FAX |
Cases
heard include:
- probate & contest of wills & testamentary instruments
- claims against an estate arising in contract, tort
or otherwise
- administration of estates of decedents, disabled
persons, minors & wards
- contracts to make a will
- construction of wills
- actions arising under the Illinois Power of Attorney
Act
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| Juvenile
Justice Division |
Honorable Curtis Heaston
Presiding Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County
1100 South Hamilton Avenue, Room 8004
Chicago, IL 60612
312-433-4757
312-433-6743 T.D.D.
312-433-6591 FAX |
Cases
heard include:
- minors addicted to alcohol or drugs
- minors requiring authoritative intervention (runaways or those
beyond the control of a parent, guardian or custodian)
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| Child
Protection Division |
Honorable Patricia M. Martin
Presiding Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County
1100 South Hamilton Avenue, Room 8004
Chicago, IL 60612
312-433-4756
312-433-6743 T.D.D.
312-433-5267 FAX
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Cases
heard include:
- child abuse
- child neglect
- child dependency
- private guardianship
- termination of parental rights
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| Juvenile
Justice and Child Protection Resource Section |
Honorable Sophia H. Hall
Administrative Presiding Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County
1407 Richard J. Daley Center
Chicago, IL 60602
312-603-3733
312-603-6673 T.D.D.
312-603-5576 FAX |
- Serves as liaison to the academic, business and
religious communities to identify and develop services
and resources that will augment programs vital to
juvenile justice.
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Honorable E. Kenneth Wright, Jr.
Presiding Judge
First Municipal District
Circuit Court of Cook County
1303 Richard J. Daley Center
Chicago, IL 60602
312-603-6132
312-603-6673 T.D.D.
312-603-4211 FAX |
Cases
heard include:*
- domestic violence
- housing
- eviction proceedings
- small claims
- licenses
- misdemeanor criminal proceedings
- felony preliminary hearings
- ordinance & traffic enforcement
- contract cases decided by alternative dispute resolution
process
- civil suits for damages up to $30,000
- mandatory arbitration (less formal proceeding with
three-member panel deciding case) in suits with damages
of $30,000 or less
- name changes
- marriage court
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Honorable Shelley Sutker-Dermer
Presiding Judge
Second Municipal District
Circuit Court of Cook County
5600 Old Orchard Road
Skokie, IL 60077
847-470-7200
847-470-7503 T.D.D.
847-470-5133 FAX |
Cases
heard include:*
- domestic violence
- housing
- eviction proceedings
- small claims
- licenses
- misdemeanor criminal proceedings
- felony preliminary hearings
- ordinance & traffic enforcement
- contract cases decided by alternative dispute resolution
process
- civil suits for damages up to $100,000
- mandatory arbitration (less formal proceeding with
three-member panel deciding case) in suits with damages
of $30,000 or less
- name changes
- marriage court
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Honorable Joseph J. Urso
Presiding Judge
Third Municipal District
Circuit Court of Cook County
2121 Euclid
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
847-818-2286
847-818-2075 T.D.D.
847-818-2766 FAX |
Cases
heard include:*
- domestic violence
- housing
- eviction proceedings
- small claims
- licenses
- misdemeanor criminal proceedings
- felony preliminary hearings
- ordinance & traffic enforcement
- contract cases decided by alternative dispute resolution
process
- civil suits for damages up to $100,000
- mandatory arbitration (less formal proceeding with
three-member panel deciding case) in suits with damages
of $30,000 or less
- name changes
- marriage court
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Honorable Edmund Ponce de Leon
Presiding Judge
Fourth Municipal District
Circuit Court of Cook County
1500 Maybrook Drive
Maywood, IL 60153
708-865-6060
708-865-6041 T.D.D.
708-865-4952 FAX |
Cases
heard include:*
- domestic violence
- housing
- eviction proceedings
- small claims
- licenses
- misdemeanor criminal proceedings (including drug
treatment court)
- felony preliminary hearings
- ordinance & traffic enforcement
- contract cases decided by alternative dispute resolution
process
- civil suits for damages up to $100,000
- mandatory arbitration (less formal proceeding with
three-member panel deciding case) in suits with damages
of $30,000 or less
- name changes
- marriage court
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Honorable David P. Sterba
Acting Presiding Judge
Fifth Municipal District
Circuit Court of Cook County
10220 South 76th Avenue
Bridgeview, IL 60455
708-974-6288
708-974-6546 T.D.D.
708-974-6021 FAX |
Cases
heard include:
- domestic violence
- housing
- eviction proceedings
- small claims
- licenses
- misdemeanor criminal proceedings
- felony preliminary hearings
- ordinance & traffic enforcement
- contract cases decided by alternative dispute resolution
process
- civil suits for damages up to $100,000
- mandatory arbitration (less formal proceeding with
three-member panel deciding case) in suits with damages
of $30,000 or less
- name changes
- marriage court
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Honorable Ronald C. Riley
Presiding Judge
Sixth Municipal District
Circuit Court of Cook County
16501 South Kedzie Parkway
Markham, IL 60428
708-210-4170
708-210-4191 T.D.D.
708-210-4441 FAX |
Cases
heard include:
- domestic violence
- housing
- eviction proceedings
- small claims
- licenses
- misdemeanor criminal proceedings (including drug
treatment court)
- felony preliminary hearings
- ordinance & traffic enforcement
- contract cases decided by alternative dispute resolution
process
- civil suits for damages up to $100,000
- mandatory arbitration (less formal proceeding with
three-member panel deciding case) in suits with damages
of $30,000 or less
- name changes
- marriage court
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| *The
following types of cases are also heard in the municipal district
courthouses: felony criminal cases; domestic relations cases;
and law division tort cases seeking damages in excess of $100,000. |
