Legal Question in Family Law in Illinois

I am in a contested divorce case. It has been pending for over a year. The case was set for trial, but now the judge who was hearing the case got reassigned. Why do judges get reassigned?


Asked on 7/25/12, 7:40 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jonathan Shimberg Shimberg and Crohn, P.C.

In Cook county judges get reassigned for various reasons - Judge Kennedy was given a more prestigious position in chancery - other judges get reassigned to Law - which is also considered a promotion - I do not remember a judge getting demoted out of the division in the past 10 or 20 years

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Answered on 7/25/12, 10:29 am


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