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Chancery Division Honorable Dorothy Kirie Kinnaird
Presiding Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County
50 W. Washington Street, Suite 2403
Richard J. Daley Center
Chicago, IL 60602
312-603-4181
312-603-6673 T.D.D.
312-603-6787 FAX
 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
County Division Honorable Patrick E. McGann
Presiding Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County
50 W. Washington Street, Suite 1701
Richard J. Daley Center
Chicago, IL 60602
312-603-6194
312-603-6673 T.D.D.
312-603-4351 FAX

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
  • orders of protection filed in conjunction with a mental health proceeding

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


   Cases heard include:
  • trials of felony cases
Domestic Relations Division Honorable Moshe Jacobius
Presiding Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County
50 W. Washington Street, Suite 1901A
Richard J. Daley Center
Chicago, IL 60602
312-603-6556
312-603-6673 T.D.D.
312-603-6453 FAX
   Cases heard include:
  • dissolution of marriage (formerly divorce)
  • legal separation
  • invalidity of marriage
  • civil orders of protection filed in conjunction with a domestic relations proceeding
  • child support
  • child custody & visitation
  • parentage
  • enforcement & modification of previously entered judgments in these matters
Domestic Violence Division Honorable Grace G. Dickler
Presiding Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County
555 West Harrison Street, Suite 4400
Chicago, IL 60607
312-325-9000
312-603-6673 T.D.D.
312-325-9017 FAX
   Cases heard include:
  • civil orders of protection
  • criminal actions involving relationships defined by the Illinois Domestic Violence Act including:
    • all matters through the preliminary hearing or indictment in which the most serious offense charge is a Class 1, 2, or 3 felony
    • Class 4 felonies
    • misdemeanors
    • aggravated stalking
  • civil no contact orders
  • stalking no contact orders
Law Division Honorable William D. Maddux
Presiding Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County
50 W. Washington Street, Suite 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
Probate Division Honorable Henry A. Budzinski
Presiding Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County
50 W. Washington Street, Suite 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
  • orders of protection filed in conjunction with a probate proceeding
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)
  • orders of protection filed in conjunction with another Juvenile Justice proceeding
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 		  Cases heard include:
  • child abuse
  • child neglect
  • child dependency
  • private guardianship
  • termination of parental rights
  • orders of protection filed in conjunction with another Child Protection proceeding
Juvenile Justice and Child Protection Resource Section Honorable Sophia H. Hall
Administrative Presiding Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County
50 W. Washington Street, Suite 2301
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.


MUNICIPAL DISTRICTS
Honorable E. Kenneth Wright, Jr.
Presiding Judge
First Municipal District
Circuit Court of Cook County
50 W. Washington Street, Suite 1303
Richard J. Daley Center
Chicago, IL 60602
312-603-6132
312-603-6673 T.D.D.
312-603-4211 FAX 		  Cases heard include:
  • housing
  • eviction proceedings
  • small claims
  • licenses
  • misdemeanor criminal proceedings, except for those heard in the Domestic Violence Division
  • felony preliminary hearings, except for those heard in the Domestic Violence Division
  • 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
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:*
  • orders of protection
  • stalking/civil no contact orders
  • 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
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:*
  • orders of protection
  • stalking/civil no contact orders
  • 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
Honorable Edmund Ponce de León
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:*
  • orders of protection
  • stalking/civil no contact orders
  • 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
Honorable David P. Sterba
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:*
  • orders of protection
  • stalking/civil no contact orders
  • 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
Honorable Marjorie C. Laws
Presiding Judge
Sixth Municipal District
Circuit Court of Cook County
16501 South Kedzie Parkway
Markham, IL 60428
708-232-4170
708-232-4191 T.D.D.
708-232-4441 FAX 		  Cases heard include:*
  • orders of protection
  • stalking/civil no contact orders
  • 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
*The following types of cases are also heard in the municipal district courthouses: felony criminal cases; domestic relations cases; juvenile justice cases; and law division tort cases seeking damages in excess of $100,000.

 

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