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2009 McLEAN COUNTY JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENTS ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2008-24 This order supersedes Administrative Order 2008-08. The following assignments shall be in effect in the Circuit Court of McLean County of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit effective December 1, 2008 (except where noted), and shall continue in full force and effect until modified by subsequent Administrative Order: It is ORDERED that the Circuit Court of McLean County shall continue to be organized into three divisions as follows: Civil Division, Criminal Division, and Family Division with the Judges and cases assigned as set forth below: CIVIL DIVISION: Judge G. Michael Prall, Presiding Judge Judge Scott D. Drazewski Judge Rebecca S. Foley Judge Lee Ann S. Hill Judge Stephen R. Pacey Judge G. Michael Prall is assigned all Law cases presently assigned to him and 50% of all Law cases filed on and after December 1, 2008; all Chancery and Miscellaneous Remedy cases presently assigned to him and 50% of all Chancery and Miscellaneous Remedy cases, except extradition cases and MR cases involving expungement of criminal records, filed on or after December 1, 2008; and all Eminent Domain, Municipal Corporation and Tax cases. It is further ORDERED that Judge Scott D. Drazewski is assigned all Law cases presently assigned to him and 50% of the Law cases filed on and after December 1, 2008; all Chancery and Miscellaneous Remedy cases presently assigned to him, and 50% of all Chancery and Miscellaneous Remedy cases, except extradition cases, filed on and after December 1, 2008. It is further ORDERED that Judge Scott D. Drazewski is assigned all Probate cases presently assigned to him and all those filed after December 1, 2008, except those which, by interchange agreement of judges, are assigned to Judge Stephen R. Pacey. It is further ORDERED that Judge Lee Ann S. Hill is assigned all Law Minor, Small Claims and Mandatory Arbitration cases currently assigned to Judge Rebecca S. Foley, together with the extradition Miscellaneous Remedy cases. This assignment is effective on December 8, 2008. It is further ORDERED that Judge Rebecca S. Foley is assigned all Mental Health cases. It is further ORDERED that the Judges assigned to this Division are each assigned any Contempt of Court case arising out of a case assigned to the particular judge. ---PAGE BREAK--- Administrative Order 2008-24 2009 McLean County Judicial Assignments 2 CRIMINAL DIVISION: Judge Robert L. Freitag, Presiding Judge Judge Charles G. Reynard Judge J. Casey Costigan Judge Rebecca S. Foley Judge Lee Ann S. Hill Judge Paul G. Lawrence It is further ORDERED that Judge Robert L. Freitag is assigned all Criminal Felony cases presently assigned to Judge Kevin P. Fitzgerald and 50% of all such cases filed on and after December 1, 2008. It is further ORDERED that Judge Charles G. Reynard is assigned all Criminal Felony cases presently assigned to him and 50% of all such cases filed on and after December 1, 2008. It is further ORDERED that Judge Paul G. Lawrence is assigned any Criminal Felony cases presently assigned to Judge Robert L. Freitag and any Criminal Felony cases assigned to him by the Presiding Judge of the Criminal Division. It is further ORDERED that Judge Paul G. Lawrence is assigned all Ordinance Violation cases currently assigned to any other criminal division judge under Administrative Order 2008-8, and all such cases filed on and after December 1, 2008. It is further ORDERED that Judge Rebecca S. Foley is assigned all Criminal Misdemeanor cases currently assigned to any other criminal division judge under Administrative Order 2008-8, and all such cases filed on and after December 1, 2008, and all MR cases involving the expungement of criminal records. It is further ORDERED that Judge Rebecca S. Foley is assigned all Order of Protection cases currently assigned to Judge Robert L. Freitag, and all such cases filed on or after December 1, 2008. It is further ORDERED that Judge J. Casey Costigan is assigned all Driving Under the Influence and Major Traffic cases currently assigned to him, and all such cases filed on and after December 1, 2008. It is further ORDERED that Judge Lee Ann S. Hill is assigned all Minor Traffic and Conservation Violation cases currently assigned to any other criminal division judge under Administrative Order 2008-8, and all such cases filed on and after December 1, 2008. This assignment is effective December 8, 2008. All Associate Judges assigned to the Criminal Division are assigned to hear pre-arraignment hearings on all Criminal Division cases (CF, CM, DT, TR, OV and OP). They further shall ---PAGE BREAK--- Administrative Order 2008-24 2009 McLean County Judicial Assignments 3 hear such other cases as may, from time to time, be assigned to them by the Presiding Judge of the Criminal Division, or by interchange agreement of said judges. It is further ORDERED that the Judges assigned to this division are each assigned any Contempt of Court case arising out of a case assigned to that particular judge. FAMILY DIVISION: Judge James E. Souk, Presiding Judge Judge Elizabeth A. Robb Judge Kevin P. Fitzgerald Judge David W. Butler It is further ORDERED that Judges James E. Souk is assigned all Dissolution cases presently assigned to him. It is further ORDERED that Judge James E. Souk is assigned all non-IV-D Family cases presently assigned to him and all such cases filed on and after December 1, 2008. It is further ORDERED that Judge David W. Butler is assigned all Dissolution cases presently assigned to him. It is further ORDERED that all new Dissolution/Legal Separation cases filed on and after December 1, 2008, shall be assigned by random draw of the Circuit Clerk in the following proportions: 33 1/3% to Judge James E. Souk, 66 2/3% to Judge David W. Butler. The random assignment of all post-dissolution filings herein shall be made in the same manner and in like proportions as shall the random reassignment of all cases from which any of these two Judges may be disqualified. It is further ORDERED that Judge Kevin P. Fitzgerald is assigned all Adoption cases. It is further ORDERED that Judge Kevin P. Fitzgerald is assigned all Juvenile and Juvenile Abuse cases. It is further ORDERED that Judge Elizabeth A. Robb is assigned all IV-D Family cases. It is further ORDERED that Judge Elizabeth A. Robb is assigned all Juvenile Delinquency cases currently assigned to her, and all such cases filed on or after December 1, 2008. It is further ORDERED that the Judges assigned to this Division are each assigned any Contempt of Court case arising out of a case assigned to that particular judge. It is further ORDERED that the Marriage Division of the Circuit Court of McLean County previously constituted shall consist of all Judges currently assigned to the Circuit Court of McLean County. ---PAGE BREAK--- Administrative Order 2008-24 2009 McLean County Judicial Assignments 4 Entered this 19th Day of November 2008. Elizabeth A. Robb, Chief Judge Eleventh Judicial Circuit