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2023 E-Court Informational Video Click Here to view2025 19th Judicial Circuit Administrative Orders
10.16.25 AO-25-13 Appointment of Associate Judge Eric J. Kalata
10.16.25 AO-25-12 Appointment of Gina Lynch as Official Court Reporter
09.19.25 AO-25-11 Second Term Election of Daniel B. Shanes as Chief Judge 08.25.25 AO-25-09 Probation Sharing Information
08.25.25 AO-25-08 Body Cameras and Cameras Monitoring Court Facilities
04.29.25 AO-25-05 Apprehension of Individuals in The Courthouse 03.19.25 AO-25-04 Judicial Assignments
03.03.25 AO-25-03 Authorizing or Approving the Use of Eavesdropping Devices by Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies
02.03.25 AO-25-02 Appointment of Deborah J. Menas
2024 19th Judicial Circuit Administrative Orders
12.06.24 AO-24-28 Shields Township-Public Member Electoral Board
12.04.24 AO-24-27 Avon Township-Public Member Electoral Board
12.04.24 AO-24-26 Round Lake Beach-Public Member Electoral Board
11.26.24 AO-24-25 Round Lake Public Member Electoral Board
11.26.24 AO-24-24 Hawthorn Woods Public Member Electoral Board 11.25.24 AO-24-23 Payment of EHM Fees 11.18.24 AO-24-22 Naming of Jurors 2025
11.18.24 AO-24-21 Creation of the Office of The Guardian Ad Litem
09.26.24 AO-24-20 Assignment of Domestic Violence Related Criminal Misdemeanors and Procedures Governing Rules for OP Effective 10.01.24 09.23.24 AO-24-19 Amendment to Judicial Assignments
09.23.24 AO-24-18 Appointment of Public Defender
08.01.24 AO-24-16 Judicial Assignments
08.01.24 AO-24-15 Appointment of Elle Fuller- Court Specialist
07.29.24 AO-24-14 Notice of Rental Assistance Programs & Services
07.15.24 AO-24-12 Authorizing or Approving the Use of Eavesdropping Devices by Law Enforcement Offices and Agencies 07.09.24 AO-24-10 Appointment of Matthew J. DeMartini
07.09.24 AO-24-11 Appointment of Gabriel J. Conroe 06.18.24 AO-24-09 Holiday Calendar for 2025 2023 19th Judicial Circuit Administrative Orders
12.12.23 AO-23-30 Second Amendment to Judicial Assignments Effective January 1, 2024
11.14.23 AO-23-28 Procedure When Person Arrested on a Warrant Issued Prior to September 18, 2023
10.19.23 AO-23-27 Shut Down of Case Filings for eCourt Transition on October 26-30
10.04.23 AO-23-26 Cancellation of Court Calls for eCourt Transition
09.15.23 AO-23-25 AMENDED Procedure When Person Arrested on a Warrant Issued Prior September 18, 2023
09.15.23 AO-23-24 Weekend & Holiday First Appearance Court Hours
09.13.23 AO-23-23 Election of Daniel B. Shanes as Chief Judge
09.06.23 AO-23-21 Judicial Assignments Effective 09.18.23
08.15.23 AO-23-20 Amended Judicial Assignments
08.08.23 AO-23-19 Authority to Apply Bond Monies to Outstanding Financial Obligations Before Refunding Bond
08.08.23 AO-23-18 Public Safety Assessment
08.08.23 AO-23-17 Appointment of the Public Defender
08.08.23 AO-23-16 Procedure When Person Arrested on Warrant Issued Prior to September 18, 2023
08.08.23 AO-23-15 Law Enforcement Release of Person Arrested & Charged
08.08.23 AO-23-14 First Appearance Court Call
06.20.23 AO-23-11 Associate Judge Reappointments
05.17.23 AO-23-10 Process When A Civil Fee Waiver is Denied
04.28.23 AO-23-09 Court Committees
04.19.23 AO-23-08 Judicial Assignments 03.20.23 AO-23-06 Authorizing or Approving the use of Eavesdropping Devices
03.20.23 AO-23-05 Appointment of James R.M. Newman
03.20.23 AO-23-04 Appointment of Ruth H. Lofthouse
01.03.23 AO-23-01 Stay of 19th Circuit Administrative Orders Entered Due to IL Supreme Court Stay of SAFE-T Act
2022 19th Judicial Circuit Administrative Orders 12.30.22 AO-22-36 Authority to Apply Bond Monies to Outstanding Financial Obligations Before Refunding Bond
12.02.22 AO-22-26 Judicial Assignments
07.21.22 AO-22-18 Self-Represented Litigant Call
07.14.22 AO-22-17 Appointment of Bethany Knipp - Court Specialist
06.23.22 AO-22-16 Holiday Calendar 2023
06.21.22 AO-22-15 Second Term Chief Judge Levitt
06.01.22 AO-22-14 Felony Arraignment Call
05.02.22 AO-22-13 Authorizing or Approving the Use of Eavesdropping Devices by Law Enforcement Offices and Agencies
05.02.22 AO-22-12 Appointment of Retired Judge Joseph R. Waldeck 04.25.22 AO-22-11 Judicial Assignments
04.25.22 AO-22-10 Resumption of All Court Operations
02.25.22 AO-22-09 Amended Covid-19 Emergency Measures 01.25.22 AO-22-08 Access to Sealed -Impounded Eviction Files
01.24.22 AO-22-07 Judicial Assignments
01.21.22 AO-22-06 Authorizing or Approving the Use of Eavesdropping Devices by Law Enforcement Offices and Agencies
01.21.22 AO-22-05 Succession of Acting Chief Judge
01.18.22 AO-22-04 Appointment of Joshua Malkamaki - Court Specialist
01.03.22 AO-22-03 Authorizing or Approving the Use of Eavesdropping Devices by Law Enforcement Offices and Agencies
01.03.22 AO-22-02 Assignment of Lake County Marriage and Civil Union Fund Trustees and Audit Committee 01.03.22 AO-22-01 Succession of Acting Chief Judge
2021 19TH Judicial Circuit Administrative Orders
12.02.21 AO-21-28 Naming Of Jurors
10.13.21 AO-21-27 Amended 2022 Court Holidays
10.13.21 AO-21-26 Amended Judicial Assignments 10.13.21 AO-21-25 Public Service Minimum Wage
8.13.21 AO-21-24 Crime Victims' Services Fund Committee
8.3.21 AO-21-23 Security of Bond Court
7.30.21 AO-21-22 Amended Covid-19 Emergency Measures
7.26.21 AO-21-21 Vacation of Social Distancing and Interim Modification of Court Calls 6.16.21 AO-21-20 Holiday Calendar 6.11.21 AO-21-19 Amended Covid-19 Emergency Measures
6.11.21 AO-21-18 Amended Covid-19 Emergency Measures
6.9.21 AO-21-17 Election of Mark L. Levitt as Chief Judge Commencing January 3, 2022
4.20.21 AO-21-16 Procedures For Probate Division Cases
4.20.21 AO-21-15 Procedures For Civil Division Cases
4.20.21 AO-21-14 Procedures For Family Division Cases
4.20.21 AO-21-13 Procedures For Juvenile Division Cases
4.23.21 AO-21-12 Corrected Procedures For Criminal Division Cases
4.20.21 AO-21-11 Amended Covid-19 Emergency Measures
4.13.21 AO-21-10 Court Committees 3.11.21 AO 21-09 Body Cameras and Cameras Monitoring System 3.9.21 AO 21-08 Judicial Assignments Effective 4/5/21 and 4/12/21 Vacates AO 21-03
3.4.21 AO 21-06 Text Message Court Date Reminder Program
2.19.21 AO 21-05 Caseload Reassignment Shanes-Smith Effective
2021 Other Documents
2.24.21 Form Waiver of In-Person Court Proceedings
2.24.21 Form Waiver of In-Person Court Appearance and Consent to Remote/Virtual Appearance
2020 19TH Judicial Circuit Administrative Orders 12.1.20 AO 20-48 Relocation of Bond Court to Babcox T-020
12.1.20 AO 20-47 Naming of Jurors 2021 Vacates AO 19-21
11.5.20 AO 20-46 Policy on Local Approval for Issuance of e-Citations Vacates AO17-19
9.3.20 AO 20-45 Amended Temporary Procedures RE: Jury Trials Amends AO 20-31
8.18.20 AO 20-44 Amended Holiday Calendar 2020 Amends AO 19-16
7.10.20 AO 20-42 Amended Temporary Procedures Re: Email Box Procedures; Amends AO 20-30, 20-31 and 20-32
7.2.20 AO 20-41 Amended Temporary Procedures for the Criminal Division-Branch Courts;
6.11.20 AO 20-37 Holiday Calendar 2021
5.29.20 AO 20-34 Temporary Procedures for Juvenile Division Cases; Vacates AO 20-24
5.28.20 AO 20-33 Temporary Procedures for the Small Claims and LM Cases Mediation Program
5.26.20 AO 20-32 Temporary Procedures for Family Division Cases Vacates AO 20-26
5.22.20 AO 20-31 Temporary Procedures for Criminal Division
5.18.20 AO 20-30 Temporary Procedures for Civil Division Cases Vacates AO 20-27
5.15.20 AO 20-29 Amended COVID-19 Emergency Measures Vacates AO 20-11 and 20-12
4.13.20 AO 20-28 Temporary Procedures for Probate Division Cases
4.6.20 AO 20-23 Amended COVID-19 Emergency Measures
4.6.20 AO 20-27 Temporary Procedures for Civil Division
3.26.20 AO 20-21 Temporary Procedures for Opening or Closing Uncontested Decedent’s Estates without Formal Court Appearance; Amends AO 20-11 and 20-15 3.23.20 AO 20-20 Temporary Procedures for Mortgage Foreclosure Program; Amends AO 20-11 and 20-15 3.17.20 AO 20-13 COVID-19 Emergency Measures Local Court Rule 2-106(B)
2020 Other Documents
Illinois Supreme Court:
4.29.20 Order M.R. 30370 Supreme Court Order on COVID-19 Impact on Discovery
4.8.20 Order M.R. 30370 Supreme Court Order on COVID-19
Documents/News/Other:
08.06.25 LCR Part 4.00-Use of Electronic Devices & Recording Equipment
06.16.25 Amendments to Chapter 2 Civil Proceedings
12.02.24 LCR 1-1.22 Court Appearances & Procedures 08.05.24 LCR 5-2.11 Procedures for Initial Case Management Conference in Probate-Decedent Estates
08.05.24 LCR 5-2.11 Supreme Court Rule 218-Case Management Conference-Redline
08.05.24 LCR 5-3.06 Periodic Accounting & Reports
08.05.24 LCR 5-3.06 Periodic Accounting & Reports-Redline
07.15.24 Amendment to Local Rule 4-3.19(E) Qualifications, Requirements and Selection of Dissolution 07.15.24 Amendment to Local Rule 4-3.19(E) Qualifications, Requirements and Selection of Dissolution
04.08.24 Amended LCR 4 Enforcement of Child Support
04.08.24 Amended LCR 4 Enforcement of Child Support-Redline 01.23.24 7-1.02 Appointment, Qualification & Compensation of Arbitrators
01.23.24 7-1.02 Appointment, Qualification & Compensation of Arbitrators-Redline 01.09.24 7-4 Residential Eviction Mediation Program Final 01.04.23
01.09.24 Amended LCR 1-1.02 Chief Judge
01.09.24 Amended LCR 1-1.02 Chief Judge Redline
01.09.24 Amended Rule 1-1.08 Reporters Final 01.08.24
01.09.24 Amended Rule 1-1.08 Reporters Final 01.08.24 Redline
12.04.23 Local Rule- 1-1.10 Hours of Court and Legal Holidays 12.04.23 LCR- 1-1.10 Hours of Court and Legal Holidays-Redline
12.04.23 Local Rule- 7-1.03 Scheduling of Hearings
12.04.23 LCR- 7-1.03 Scheduling of Hearings-Redline
07.24.23 1-1.22 Court Appearances & Procedures 12.16.22 TWO FINALISTS NAMED FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE VACANCY
05.11.22 Judge Charles Johnson's Standing Order on Courtroom Emails in Courtroom T-120
05.09.22 Judge Charles Johnson's Standing Order On Remote Hearings In Courtrooom T-120
03.07.22 Amended LCR Chapter 3 Small Claims Part 1 & Part 2
12.30.21 Amending of Local Rule, Chapter 9, Criminal Proceedings, Part 1.00 Criminal Cases
12.13.21 Amendments to the Uniform Rules of Practice, Circuit Court Of Illinois, Nineteenth Judicial Court
11.02.21 Amended Local Rule 1-1.08 Court Reporting Services
4.20.20 Letter to Police Chiefs Re: Bond Court with documents
8.26.20 C-102 Judge Christensen Standing Order
8.26.20 C-101 Judge DeRue Standing Order
7.31.20 Arbitration/Mortgage Foreclosure Weekly Schedule 2020
5.30.20 Letter to Chiefs – Remote Bond Court Video Conference
5.30.20 Protocol for A Municipal Police Department to Participate in Video Bond Court REVISED
4.3.20 Statement from the Chief Judge Regarding Video Conferencing
3.23.20 Message from Circuit Court Clerk
3.21.20 Court Call: How-To Manual
3.18.20 Civil Division News
3.16.20 News Release: COVID-10 Emergency Measures
3.12.20 Court Operations and COVID-19
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