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Improving the Bench:
Importance of Judicial Quality and Diversity in Cook County
Presented by the Collaboration for Justice
Program Panelists Include...
Stevie Valles
Executive Director, Chicago Votes
Jen Dean
Co-Deputy Director, Chicago Votes
Travis Richardson
Former Cook County Judge
Rick Tulsky
Co-Founder, Injustice Watch
Malcolm Rich
Executive Director, Chicago Appleseed and Chicago Council of Lawyers
Elizabeth Monkus
Staff Attorney & Program Manager, Chicago Appleseed and Chicago Council of Lawyers
RELATED READING FOR THIS PANEL INCLUDES...
“Ask an Expert: Bar Association Ratings, Explained”
John Seasley for Injustice Watch (September 22, 2020)
"What's a judicial retention election, anyway?"
Jonah Newman for Injustice Watch (August 25, 2020)
“What are Central Panels Up to?”
Hon. Mary Shock for This Month in Administrative Law (February 25, 2020)
"Cook County Judicial Elections Stir Up Unusual Public Scrutiny"
Maya Dukmasova for Chicago Reader (November 1, 2018)
"Electing Judges in Cook County: The Role of Money, Political Party, and Voters"
Chicago Appleseed & Chicago Council of Lawyers (April 2003)
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