By Christopher T. Boadt, executive director of the Lake County Bar Association
The Lake County Bar Foundation is hosting a candidate debate for county-wide offices on Wednesday, October 17 at 5:30 p.m. at the College of Lake County. The debate is co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters, the American Association of University Women and the Daily Herald.
Lake County Bar Association Publishes Judicial Evaluations
The LCBA Judicial Selection and Retention Committee evaluated the following candidates for elected office or retention and releases the following results:
19th Judicial Circuit Court – Retain Phillips
John T. Phillips: Highly Recommended
19th Judicial Circuit Court – 2nd Subcircuit — A
Luis Berrones: Highly Recommended
Patricia Fix: Not Recommended
19th Judicial Circuit Court – 3rd Subcircuit — A
Jeffrey S. Braiman: Recommended
Daniel B. Shanes: Highly Recommended
19th Judicial Circuit Court – 3rd Subcircuit — B
Thomas Schippers: Highly Recommended
Nancy Waites: Highly Recommended
The Lake County Bar Association is headquartered in Waukegan, Illinois and has a membership of over 880 lawyer members, as well as 140 non-lawyer associate members. Among other goals, the Association’s members seek to foster respect for the administration of law, to increase attorneys’ and the public’s knowledge of law through continuing legal education, and to uphold the honor and dignity of the legal profession. For more information, visit www.lakebar.org.
As past President of both the LCBA and it’s charitable Foundation, I can tell you that we evaluate judicial candidates on a non-partisan basis. We also try to inform voters about other offices which are vital to the administration of justice, such as the States Attorney, the Clerk of the Court and the Coroner. We hope that you will come out to the College of Lake County for tonight’s forum and hear for yourself from the candidates.