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Jujdges launch statewide diversity, inclusion program

Judges launch statewide diversity, inclusion program The Telegraph FacebookTwitterEmail SPRINGFIELD The Illinois Judges Association (IJA) and the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism (2Civility) is launching a new program week aimed at advancing greater diversity, equity and inclusion in the state’s legal system. “Building Confidence in our Legal System” is a virtual three-part series that will bring together legal and community stakeholders across Illinois to address racial and other disparities in the legal system. The first session was Thursday. “Institutional and systemic racism undermines the values of our nation and democracy,” said Judge Diane Shelley, president of the Illinois Judges Association. “Our goal is to build trust and confidence in the role of judges and lawyers in preserving those rights and furthering the cause of justice and fairness.”

Appellate Court Orders Resentencing in 1994 Tazewell Murder Case

A state appellate court says a Tazewell County man s constitutional rights were violated when he agreed to a de facto life sentence as a teenager a quarter century ago. Phillip Johnson was 16 when he and his adult sister, Angela Oakes, were charged with shooting and killing their father, James Johnson, and his girlfriend, Frances Buck, in 1994. Phillip Johnson entered into a plea deal with prosecutors, agreeing to a 110-year sentence in the murders to avoid a life sentence without possibility of parole. Johnson was incarcerated in 1996. He s currently at the Western Illinois Correctional Center in Mt. Sterling, Ill. Johnson s first post-conviction petition was rejected by the trial court in 1999. He filed an expedited motion for leave to file a second post-conviction petition in 2017.

ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (3/2/21)

Olney, IL, USA / WVLN 740 AM/107.1 FM | CBS Sports Radio Mar 2, 2021 7:50 AM (CHICAGO) The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 1,143 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, which is the lowest number of cases for a single day since the end of July last summer. There were 20 additional deaths related to COVID-19, bringing the coronavirus death toll in Illinois to 20,536. While the statewide positivity rate for the past seven days is at 2.4 percent, the Southern Illinois Region had dropped to 1.7 percent. For updates, go to dph.illinois.gov or if questions call toll-free at 1-800-889-3931. (SPRINGFIELD) In news yesterday from the State Capitol : State lawmakers that represent the LaSalle Veterans’ Home are looking for audits and other measures to address last year’s COVID-19 outbreak. One measure would require onsite visits from state health officials as soon as practical : The House Energy and Environment Committee met virtually

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