General Administrative Orders 2000

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2000-1

SUBJECT: CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Effective January 4, 2000, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 21, the following Order is adopted as a General Administrative Order of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. In addition to Chief Judge Donald P. O'Connell, the following Circuit Judges are hereby designated to serve as members of the Executive Committee of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois:

Honorable Francis Barth, Presiding Judge, Chancery Division
Honorable Michael J. Murphy, Presiding Judge, County Division
Honorable Thomas R. Fitzgerald, Presiding Judge, Criminal Division
Honorable Timothy C. Evans, Presiding Judge, Domestic Relations Division
Honorable Judith Cohen, Presiding Judge, Law Division
Honorable Henry A. Budzinski, Presiding Judge, Probate Division
Honorable Curtis Heaston, Presiding Judge, Juvenile Justice Division
Honorable Patricia M. Martin, Presiding Judge, Child Protection Division
Honorable Sophia H. Hall, Administrative Presiding Judge, Juvenile Justice
and Child Protection Resource Section
Honorable Jacqueline P. Cox, Presiding Judge, First Municipal District
Honorable Robert P. Bastone, Deputy Presiding Judge, First Municipal District
Honorable Nancy Sidote Salyers, Presiding Judge, Second Municipal District
Honorable Joseph J. Urso, Presiding Judge, Third Municipal District
Honorable Themis N. Karnezis, Presiding Judge, Fourth Municipal District
Honorable Anthony S. Montelione, Presiding Judge, Fifth Municipal District
Honorable Ronald C. Riley, Presiding Judge, Sixth Municipal District
Honorable Patrick E. McGann, Supervising Judge, Traffic Center

Dated this 3rd day of January, 2000. This order shall be spread upon the records of this Court and published.

ENTER:

Donald P. O'Connell
Chief Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2000-2

SUBJECT: ILLINOIS NOT-FOR-PROFIT DISPUTE RESOLUTION ACT

Pursuant to the Illinois Not-For-Profit Dispute Resolution Act (ILCS 1994 ch. 710, sec. 20/1 et seq.), the clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County has collected fees from civil filings for the year 1999 for disbursement to the Dispute Resolution Centers which qualify under said Act and General Order 19 of the Circuit Court of Cook County. Fees available for disbursement from this Fund for the year 1999 total $211,679.00.

Upon review of applications received for funds collected in 1999 the sole qualifying applicant under the requirements set forth in said Act and General Order No.19 of the Circuit Court of Cook County was found to be Center for Conflict Resolution. It is eligible for the maximum amount allowable for disbursement to any Dispute Resolution Center in a given year of $200,000.00.

Pursuant to the Illinois Not-For-Profit Dispute Resolution Act (ILCS 1994 ch. 710, sec. 20/4) any funds collected but not disbursed in a given year shall be paid in single county judicial circuits to the County Treasurer for the administration of justice in the judicial circuit. An amount of $11,679.00 remains collected for the year 1999 but no Dispute Resolution Center is qualified to receive disbursement of these funds.

Therefore, it is hereby ordered that the amount of $200,000.00, representing the maximum amount allowable for disbursement to any Dispute Resolution Center in a given year, shall be disbursed to Center for Conflict Resolution.

Further, is hereby ordered that the amount of $11,679.00 representing funds collected under the Illinois Not-for-Profit Dispute Resolution Act for 1999 but not disbursed, shall be disbursed to the Treasurer of Cook County for the administration of justice in the Circuit Court of Cook County.

Dated, this 11th day of January, 2000. This order shall be spread upon the records of this Court and published.

ENTER:

Donald P. O'Connell
Chief Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2000-3

SUBJECT: MARRIAGE DIVISION OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY

The following is adopted as a General Administrative Order of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois:

WHEREAS the Marriage Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County was initially established in 1916 by order of court by and between the judges of the Circuit and Superior Court of Cook County, and WHEREAS Supreme Court Rule 40 confers the authority to operate a Marriage Division upon the Circuit Court of Cook County, and WHEREAS in 1974, in response to Supreme Court Rule 40, Chief Judge John Boyle formally established the Circuit Court of Cook County Marriage Division pursuant to Administrative Order but due to relocation and remodeling of record storage facilities, to date a copy of such Administrative Order has not been located, and WHEREAS at all times since December 1994 the Office of the Chief Judge has in all respects administered the Marriage Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County in compliance with Supreme Court Rule 40, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

This General Administrative Order shall serve as a supplement to the Administrative Order promulgated in 1974. The prior establishment of the Marriage Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County is hereby again formally recognized and recorded. Marriages shall be performed in the Municipal Department of the Circuit Court of Cook County at such times and locations as determined by the Presiding Judges of the respective Municipal Divisions. In accordance with Supreme Court Rule 40, the fee for marriages performed by the Marriage Court is hereby set for $10.00, such fees to be collected and deposited in a bank account in the name of the Marriage Fund of the Circuit Court of Cook County. The Chief Judge and at least two additional judges of the Circuit Court of Cook County shall serve, at the designation of the Chief Judge, as trustees of said account. Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 40, moneys from the Marriage Fund may be spent in the furtherance of the administration of justice

Dated, this 11th day of April, 2000. This order shall be spread upon the records of this Court and published.

ENTER:

Donald P. O'Connell
Chief Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2000-4

SUBJECT: ADULT PROBATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Effective April 24, 1998, an Adult Probation Oversight Committee is hereby created within the Circuit Court of Cook County. The Adult Probation Oversight Committee shall review the organization of and direct the services provided by the Adult Probation Department. The Chief Probation Officer and employees of the Adult Probation Department shall report to the Adult Probation Oversight Committee as the Committee may direct. The Committee, when directed by the Chief Judge, may also be asked to consider and decide upon recommendations for employee disciplinary action proposed by the Chief Probation Officer.

The Committee shall also coordinate the activities of Treatment Alternatives for Special Clients, Inc. (TASC) within the Circuit Court of Cook County.

General Administrative Order 95-9 appointing a Pretrial Services Judicial Oversight Committee is hereby vacated in that the responsibilities of the Pretrial Services Department have been transferred into the Adult Probation Department.

The Adult Probation Oversight Committee shall be comprised of the following members:

Hon. Robert Bastone Hon. Thomas R. Fitzgerald

Hon. Judith Cohen Hon. Anthony S. Montelione

Hon. Sharon J. Coleman Hon. Edmund Ponce deLeon

Hon. Jacqueline P. Cox Hon. Jesse G. Reyes

Hon. Timothy C. Evans Hon. Joseph J. Urso

Hon. Donald P. O'Connell
Ex Officio

Dated this 24th day of April, 2000, effective immediately. This order amends General Administrative Order 98-3 dated April 24, 1998 and shall be spread upon the records of this Court and published.

ENTER:

Donald P. O'Connell
Chief Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2000-6

SUBJECT: FIREARM SECURITY/LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL

Effective immediately and until further order of this court, all law enforcement personnel, except those specifically designated by the Cook County Sheriff's Office, entering the Richard J. Daley Center shall secure their firearms with the Sheriff's Office located on the concourse level of the Daley Center.

Dated this 5th day of December, 2000, effective immediately. This Order shall be spread upon the records of this Court and published.

ENTER:

Donald P. O'Connell
Chief Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County