Cook County Public Defenders Blog


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Recent Posts from Cook County Public Defenders Blog


  • Unicare Health Insurance Update

    One of our members, who is directly affected by Unicare’s decision to leave  Illinois, has provided me with  the following update on the whole Unicare Health Insurance issue:      Today I spoke with a representative…

  • Stu Smith Retires

  • Attorney General Holder on Public Defenders

    Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Attorney General Eric Holder at the Brennan Center for Justice Legacy Awards Dinner WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The following are prepared remarks of Attorney General Eric Holder at…

  • Thanksgiving Message

    As the Thanksgiving Holiday approaches, let’s consider some things we should be thankful for as members of Local 3315, the Cook County Public Defenders Association. First, even though our collective bargaining agreement (CBA) was set…

  • Pamela Leeming Appointed to Full Circuit Judgeship

    The good news just keeps on coming!  Only a few days after we were celebrating Bernie Sarley’s rise to the bench did we find out that the Illinois Supreme Court is appointing our sister, Pamela…

  • Car Search Unconstitutional Although Defendant Arrested Five Feet Away

    Following a traffic stop, Lavar Bridgewater was less than cooperative with the police. He walked away from the car into a store, then out of the store refusing to give the officers his license and proof…

  • Celebrating Bernie Sarley’s Rise to the Bench

  • Six Grade 2s Posted for 26th St

    On 10/26/09, the office posted for six grade 2 positions at 26th street.  The posting closes on 11/13/09.

  • 21 POSITIONS FOR GRADE 3 POSTED

    The office has posted 21 opportunities for transfer and promotion at various work sites in the office.  The posting went up on 10/23/09 and closes on 11/09/09.  Please locate the posting at your work site…

  • 17 Bags of Cocaine Don’t Show an Intent to Deliver

    Jovan Sherrod was stopped in a stolen car and arrested.  At the police station, a custodial search of his person revealed $35 and a plastic bag containing 17 baggies of cocaine weighing 1.8 grams.  A jury convicted…