VoteForJudges.org

provides nonpartisan judicial voter education to people electing judges in Cook County.

[VoteForJudges.org @VoteForJudges]

Are you ready to make informed decisions about retaining judges in the upcoming 2024 General Election?

Don’t worry, #VoteForJudges has your back with comprehensive retention evaluation information from local bar associations to guide you.

🗳️Go to https://t.co/1FZOSPcfqd today!

[Chicago Board of Elections @ChicagoElection]

Early Voting in all 50 Wards of Chicago begins next week on Monday, October 21 at 9:00am! Any voter in Chicago may vote at any Early Voting site, no matter where you live in the city. For more info, go to: https://t.co/95q2HGwyte 🗳

[Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts @ChiAppleseed]

This fall, our Court Observation & Education Program (COEP) is hosting three onboarding sessions (8/29, 9/24, 10/22) for new volunteers! Each session will be online and you only need to attend one session to start court-watching.

📌 Register today at https://t.co/C6ZTBKtMfd!

[VoteForJudges.org @VoteForJudges]

WE ARE LIVE! #VoteForJudges provides information on judicial candidates from local media outlets, the Alliance of Bar Associations, the Chicago Bar Association, and the judicial endorsements of local media outlets.

📮 Get informed before the primary: https://t.co/54XSLNCOQW

[Ellyn Rosen @EllynRosen]

Fantastic resource that allows you to create your own report of selected candidates to take to the voting booth.

[VoteForJudges.org @VoteForJudges]

WE ARE LIVE! #VoteForJudges provides information on judicial candidates from local media outlets, the Alliance of Bar Associations, the Chicago Bar Association, and the judicial endorsements of local media outlets.

📮 Get informed before the primary: https://t.co/54XSLNCOQW

[Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts @ChiAppleseed]

Most people don't know what the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County does, but the officeholder oversees the nation’s second largest court system and has power to help create or remove barriers to justice.

📌 We created a guide to help inform voters: https://t.co/ZQSnB4hsbN

[Courts Matter Illinois @CourtsMatterIL]

🗓️February 15, 2024 @ 7:00 PM CST

🧠Tune into our webinar to gain insights on Cook County judicial candidates from our panelists from organizations such as Injustice Watch, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago Appleseed, and Illinois Bar Association.

https://t.co/qqNAasoArU

[Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts @ChiAppleseed]

There are about 6 hours left of this #GivingTuesday. We hope you’ll consider supporting our work!

[Loevy + Loevy @LoevyandLoevy]

"Guevara's alleged misconduct [includes] framing people for murder, coercing confessions, manipulating witnesses and fabricating evidence. Guevara’s actions have led to 39 exonerations."

Yesterday, it became 42 exonerations (& counting) @chicagotribune
https://t.co/alEXPsfREp

[Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice @endmoneybond]

Get trained up and hold the courts the accountable!

Our first court watch training is this weekend! Click the link to court watch in Winnebago County with our friends at @RockfordUM or to sign-up for trainings in other parts of IL: https://t.co/oQZTgBZoJY

[Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts @ChiAppleseed]

Thank you to everyone who joined us last night for the 2023 Chicago Appleseed & @ChiCouncilLaw #Commitment2Justice Awards!

Here's a recap (🧵) of the program for those who couldn't make it…
https://t.co/uWlORIhoL1

[Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts @ChiAppleseed]

Congratulations to Chicago Appleseed board member and our friend, @GarienGatewood!!!! 💚👏

[Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts @ChiAppleseed]

On June 2, the judge overseeing the consent decree will hold a virtual public hearing for the community to voice opinions about how the City of Chicago can make interacting with police as safe as possible for Chicagoans.

Sign up by May 24: https://t.co/THgZzOiGMi
cc: @ACLUofIL

[Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts @ChiAppleseed]

“That's an idea that sounds really excellent—get services to folks that need them…as an alternative to incarceration… Unfortunately, we are seeing this issue with…judge discretion [and] not always following the best practices,” @NaomiJohnson__ explains. https://t.co/ueOLQd9hoY

[Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts @ChiAppleseed]

These wide variations in success rates across each individual #diversion courtroom suggests that judges’ attitudes and practices influence participants’ success.

The impact of a judge’s own "style" and discretion create different circumstances for each court participant. 6/🧵

[Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts @ChiAppleseed]

We’re #hiring! Are you an extremely organized person with a love for #Chicago and a background in organizing, lobbying, or legal system research/advocacy?

 📌 Go to https://t.co/JyqHA9zCz9 by 4/10 for the full Policy Director job description and information about how to apply.

[Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts @ChiAppleseed]

“The shared attitude toward abolishing money bond displayed by Chicago’s mayoral candidates mirrors the democratic collaboration used to pass the law and reveals the lawsuit as desperate and anti-democratic.” @KareemButlerMPH https://t.co/GKMf2jMy0i

[Chicago Council of Lawyers @ChiCouncilLaw]

We partnered with @LoevyAndLoevy and @ChiAppleseed to ask mayoral candidates questions about pressing civil rights issues in #Chicago.

Here's what they told us: https://t.co/6pY0UA2kxT