Eleventh Judicial Circuit

First Assistant Public Defender Ron Lewis is among 11 candidates who have filed applications to succeed former McLean County Public Defender Carla Barnes,…

McLean County Public Defender Carla Barnes has been appointed as the first Black woman to serve as a circuit judge in Illinois’ 11th Judicial…

Hundreds of probation officers from across Illinois are in Normal this week to learn new methods to help offenders stay in the community and further…

The Illinois Supreme Court has tabbed Logan County State’s Attorney Jonathan Wright to serve as a circuit judge in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit.Wright…

UPDATED 2:40 p.m. | Bloomington Alderman Amelia Buragas is one of 22 people who’ve applied for two vacant judgeships on the Eleventh Judicial Circuit,…

Two years after the Illinois Supreme Court decided to permanently allow cameras and microphones in courthouses, only half of counties statewide have…

It’ll be a bench-clearing fall for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit.Associate Judges David Butler and Lee Ann Hill on Thursday confirmed plans to retire in…

For judges, every assignment has its challenges. The sheer volume of traffic court. The complexity of a murder or financial crimes case. The trailblazing…

McLean County State's Attorney Jason Chambers has been chosen to become a judge, the Illinois Supreme Court announced Monday.Chambers, a former Normal…

Four applicants have applied to fill a vacant judgeship on the Eleventh Judicial Circuit.McLean County Circuit Judge Robert Freitag is retiring in July.…