Sheila Murphy was a Cook County public defender, a private criminal defense attorney and Cook County’s first female presiding judge.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A judge will be transferred out of the Domestic Violence Division of Cook County Circuit Court at his own request, following harsh criticism after the judge released a man who ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Cook County judge who presided over two order of protection cases in which the suspects went on to allegedly kill a woman and child has been moved off domestic violence cases.

A Cook County judge was reassigned, ordered to undergo bias training and will face a state disciplinary investigation for allegedly circulating a racist meme. The judge, Caroline Glennon-Goodman ...

The Burlington Vicinage will have a new chief following the retirement of Judge Jeanne T. Covert. Effective Feb. 1, Superior Court Judge Terrence Cook will oversee the vicinage, announced last ...

A Cook County judge ruled Monday Independent supervisor candidate Nate Fields will be on the Thornton Township ballot, reversing a decision made by the township Electoral Board. The board, made up of ...

Cook County Judge Thomas Nowinski requested to be transferred to the court’s Third Municipal District in Rolling Meadows where he will hear misdemeanor and traffic cases starting Tuesday ...

Covert. Effective Feb. 1, Superior Court Judge Terrence Cook will oversee the vicinage, announced last week by Chief Justice Stuart Rabner of the New Jersey Supreme Court. For more than 15 years, Cook ...

On Thursday night, Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans released a statement following his "thorough review" of the case. Greenland's prime minister says Arctic island doesn’t want to be part ...

Chief Cook County Judge Timothy Evans speaks during a press conference at the Union League Club of Chicago in the Loop, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Share Cook County Sheriff Tom ...