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AO 23-21judicial Assignments Effective 9-18-23

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STATE OF ILLINOIS )

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NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT )
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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 23-21

NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT


CIRCUIT COURT OF LAKE COUNTY

JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENTS

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Administrative Order 23-08 and 23-20 are vacated.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that subject to the authority of the Chief Judge, the judicial

assignments are effective September 18, 2023 .

A. The Civil Division shall routinely hear the following types of cases:

Arbitration (AR), Chancery (CH), Eminent Domain (ED), Eviction (EV), Foreclosure (FC),
Law (L, LA), Law Magistrate (LM), Government Corporation (GC), Guardianship (GR),
Miscellaneous Remedy (MR), Small Claims (SC), Tax (TX), Probate (P, PR) and
Contempt of Court (CC).

The Civil Division judges are as follows :

The Honorable Jorge L. Ortiz,


Presiding Judge of the Civil Division

C-201 Jorge L. Ortiz


C-202 Joseph V. Salvi
C-204 Luis A. Berrones
C-205 Charles W. Smith
C-301 Janelle K. Christensen
C-302 Daniel L. Jasica
C-303 John L. Joanem
C-304 Michael B. Betar
C-305 Stacey L. Seneczko
C-403 Christopher B. Morozin
C-404 R. Christopher Ditton
C-405 Donna-Jo R. Vorderstrasse

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B. The Family Division shall routinely hear the following types of cases:

Adoption (AD), Dissolution (D), Dissolution No Minor Children (ON), Dissolution with
Minor Children (DC), Family (F, FA), Family (F-Confidential Intermediary Cases) and
Contempt of Court (CC).

The Fam ily Division judges are as follows :

The Honorable Michael G. Nerheim,


Presiding Judge of the Family Division

C-101 Stephen M. DeRue, SupeNising Judge of Family


C-102 Patricia L. Cornell
C-103 Michael G. Nerheim
C-105 Rhonda K. Bruno
C-107 Jacquelyn D. Melius
C-401 Veronica M. O'Malley
C-402 Sharmila K. Manak

C. The Criminal Division shall routinely hear the following types of cases:

Felony (CF), Misdemeanor (CM), Major Traffic (MT), Traffic (TR), Domestic Violence
(DV), Driving Under the Influence (DT), Quasi-Criminal (QC), Contempt of Court (CC),
Miscellaneous Criminal (MX), Miscellaneous Remedy (MR), (Eavesdropping, Fugitive
from Justice, Asset Forfeitures), Civil Law Violations (CL), Conservation Violations (CV),
Ordinance Violations (OV), Order of Protection (OP) and Mental Health (MH).

The Criminal Division judges are as follows:

The Honorable Victoria A. Rossetti, Presiding Judge of the Criminal Division

The Honorable Patricia S. Fix,


Presiding Judge of the Felony Division

T-020 Raymond D. Collins


T-121 Theodore S. Potkonjak
T-510 Patricia S. Fix
T-610 James K. Booras
T-611 Christopher R. Stride
T-612 Daniel B. Shanes
T-710 Victoria A. Rossetti
T-712 D. Christopher Lombardo
T-812 George D. Strickland

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The Honorable Christopher R. Stride,
Presiding Judge of the Misdemeanor/Traffic Division
C-207 James K. Simonian
T-110 Ari P. Fisz
T-120 Charles D. Johnson
T-511 Boiling W. Haxall, Ill.
T-512 HelenS. Rozenberg
Mundelein James R.M. Newman
North Branch George T. Pappas
Park City A Ruth H. Lofthouse

D. The Restorative Justice Division shall routinely hear the following types
of cases:

Adoption (AD) , Family (F-Confidential Intermediary Cases) , Juvenile (J , JV), Juvenile


Abuse and Neglect (JA), and Juvenile Delinquency (JD), Felony (CF), Misdemeanor
(CM), Major Traffic (MT), Traffic (TR), Domestic Violence (DV), Driving Under the
Influence (DT), Quasi-Criminal (QC), Contempt of Court (CC), Miscellaneous Criminal
(MX), Miscellaneous Remedy (MR), (Eavesdropping, Fugitive from Justice, Asset
Forfeitures), Civil Law Violations (CL), Conservation Violations (CV), Ordinance
Violations (OV) Order of Protection (OP) and Mental Health (MH).

The Restorative Justice Division judges are as follows:

The Honorable Christen L. Bishop,


Presiding Judge of the Restorative Justice Division

As Assigned Paul B. Novak


T-711 Christen L. Bishop
(C-1) VH Marnie M. Slavin
(C-2) VH Reginald C. Mathews, Supervising Judge of Juvenile Justice

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Honorable John L. Joanem is assigned to Courtroom


C-303. The caseload currently assigned to the Honorable Patricia S. Fix is hereby
reassigned and transferred to the Honorable John L. Joanem in Courtroom C-303
excluding those cases pending hearing on post-trial motions or those matters currently
under advisement.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Honorable Ari P. Fisz is assigned to Courtroom T-


11 0. The caseload currently assigned to the Honorable John L. Joanem is hereby
reassigned and transferred to the Honorable Ari P. Fisz in Courtroom T-110 excluding
those cases pending hearing on post-trial motions or those matters currently under
advisement.

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F. GENERAL ORDERS

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Presiding Judges shall assign judicial duties
to the Circuit and Associate Judges regularly assigned by the Chief Judge and otherwise
administer their respective divisions of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit. The Deputy Chief
Judge, or his designee, shall call Grand Juries.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that applications for Reinstatement of Occupational


Licenses (also known as Certificates of Relief from Disabilities), Expungement of
Records, Sealing of Records, and the Fitness call shall be assigned to and heard by the
Presiding Judge of the Restorative Justice Division or her designee.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that petitions for Certificates of Innocence and


Certificates of Good Conduct shall be assigned to and heard by the Presiding Judge of
the Criminal Division or her designee.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that petitions for review of the denial of the issuance
of FOlD card applications by the Illinois State Police shall be assigned to and heard by
the Presiding Judge of the Civil Division or his designee.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Circuit Court shall ensure that the
case reassignment monitoring system is updated to reflect the above stated assignments
for the dates stated and that the judge assignment packets are changed at the earliest
possible time to reflect the proper judge name.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all trial and motion dates for cases affected under
this Order shall remain as scheduled unless otherwise ordered by Court.

DATED this 61h day of September, 2023.

ENTERED:

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MARK L. LEVITT,
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Chief Judge

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