Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

A judge's ethical imperative: Follow the law or face the Judicial Inquiry Board

April 29, 2024 | By David Sterba

(This article appeared April 17 in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. It is reprinted here with permission.) “The law that applies to this case is stated in these instructions, and it is your duty to follow all of them.” So states Illinois Pattern jury instruction 1.01(2), which the judge reads to the jurors in every…

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Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board files complaint against Adrian; case now goes before Illinois Courts Commission for formal hearings

June 21, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor

QUINCY — The Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board filed a complaint on Friday against Eighth Judicial Circuit Judge Robert K. Adrian. Adrian found Drew Clinton, 18, guilty of felony criminal sexual assault following a bench trial in October 2021, but then on Jan. 3, Adrian vacated Clinton’s conviction, resulting in Clinton being released from the Adams…

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