Orders

Special Order CO 2024-129 Thornton Township (Eff. Dec. 26, 2024)
Special Order CO 2024-128 Orland Township (Eff. Dec. 24, 2024)
General Administrative Order 2025-06 - Circuit Court of Cook County Judicial Election Committee (eff. July 22, 2025)
General Administrative Order 2025-05 - Circuit Court of Cook County Executive Committee (eff. June 6, 2025)
CO - General Administrative Order No. 2025-04 - Pathways for Uniform Health Care Pilot (Calendar 20) (eff. Feb. 13, 2025)
CO - Administrative Order 2025-02 - Reassignment of COTO Cases (eff. May 12, 2025)
CO - Administrative Order 2025-01 - Assignment of Judge Loftus (eff. Jan. 31, 2025)
CO - Administrative Order 2025-04 - Assignment of Judge Jimenez and Judge Heggie (eff. July 14, 2025)
CO - Administrative Order 2025-03 - Assignment of Judge Schneider (eff. June 06, 2025)
General Administrative Order 2025-10 - Common Law Privilege Against Civil Arrests For People Attending Court
General Administrative Order 2025-13 - Restorative Justice Community Court (eff. Nov. 26, 2025)
General Administrative Order 2025-12- Restorative Justice Community Court (eff. Nov. 26, 2025)
General Administrative Order 2025-11 - Security Protocol for Tony Elasko Cole (eff. Oct. 20, 2025)
CO - Administrative Order 2025-06 - Appointment of Guardians ad Litem for Adoption Cases
CO - Administrative Order 2025-05 - Applications for Orders Directing the Issuance of a Tax Deed (eff. Nov. 4, 2025)
2023-07 - Appointment of Guardians ad Litem for Adoption Cases
2023-06: Assignment of Mental Health Facility County Division
2022-03 Transfer Adoption Cases from Calendar 9 (Clay Herron) to Calendar 10 (Ward Kirby)
2022-02 Close Emergency Mental Health Writ Cases That Remain Open
2022-01 Administrative Order Recusal From Election Cases (Amended 4/27/22)
2020-08 (Amended October 26, 2020) Tolling Order - Tax Deed Cases - COVID-19 Emergency
2020-07 Administrative Order (Amended May 13, 2022) - Updated Covid-19 Pandemic Procedures for County Division
2020-02 County Division Real Estate Tax Cases: COVID-19 Emergency
2020-01 County Division Procedures: COVID-19 Emergency
GAO 2020-01 COVID County Div Procedures (Mar. 16, 2020)
2017-06: Election Cases
Administrative Order 2015-20 Civil Asset Forfeiture Cases (Aug. 21, 2015)
2013-09: Confidential Proceedings Under The Parental Notice Of Abortion Action Of 1995 (750 ILCS 70/1 et seq.)
2013-12: Appointments and Assignment Of Guardian Ad Litem
2013-11: Southshore Psychiatric Hospital
2013-10: Forfeiture Call
2013-08 Re: Election Assignment For The April 9th, 2013 Election Call
2013-07 Re: 2013 Judicial Calendar Case Assignments
2013-06 Re: Forfeiture Call And Preliminary Hearing Assignments
General Administrative Order 2013-05 (Amended, Eff. June 27, 2024) - Cellphones and other electronic devices
2013-05 Re: Judicial Calendar 4 Assignment
2013-04 Re: County Division Emergency Matters
2013-03 Re: Election Assignment For The February 26, 2013 Primary Election
2013-02 Re: Guardian AD Litem Fee Schedule
2013-01 Re: Mental Health Holiday Schedule
2012-17 Re: Confidentiality Intermediary Case File Numbering and Assignment
2012-16 Re: Appointment of Guardians AD LITEM
2012-14 Re: Mental Health Calendar Holiday Revisions
2012-13 Re: Finalization of 2012 Adoption Matters
2012-12 Re: Judicial Assignment - Calendar 5
2012-11 Re: Petitions for Declaratory Judgment Pursuant to Illinois Gestational Surrogacy Act 750 ILCS 47/25
2012-10 Re: Case Assignments for Calendar 4
2012-09 Re: Amended Calendar Assignments
2012-08 Re: Family Adoption Room
2012-07 Re: Amended Assignments
2012-06 Re: Judicial Assignments
2012-05 Re: Cermak Mental Health Services Hearings
2012-04 Re: Adoption Revised Assignments
2012-03 Re: Election Case Assignments for March 2012 Election
2021-02: Appointment of GAL County Div Adoption
2012-02 Re: Name Change Call Assignment
2012-01 Re: Mental Health CM Attorneys
2011-23 Re: Revised Mental Health Hearing Locations
2011-22 Re: Tax Objection Case Management and Trial Assignment Call
2011-20 Re: Pauper Petition Hearings Assignment
2011-18 Re: Motions and Scheduling for Tax Objection Cases
2011-17 Re: Adoption Procedures REVISED
2011-16 Re: Tax Objection Case Assignment Management Call
2011-15 Re: Name change Petitions and Assignments
2011-14 Re: Judicial Calendar Assignments
2011-13 Re: Mental Health Court Procedures
2011-12 Re: Civil forfeiture calendar Assignment
2011-11 Re: Hearings of Petitions for Involuntary Admission by Court Order
2011-10 Re: Pauper Petition Assignment and Procedure
2011-09 Re: Name Change Procedures for Same Day Petitions
2011-08 Re: Case Scheduling and Filing Motions
2011-07 Re: Miscellaneous Case Filings COMS
2011-06 Re: Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem
2011-05 Re: Assignment of Emergency Matters for April 5 2011 Elections
2011-04 Re: Acting Presiding Judge
2011-03 Re: Tax Valuation Proceedings
2011-02 Re: all Confidential Intermediary Cases Assigned to Calendar 6
2011-01 Re: Assignment Emergency Matters for February 2011 election
2010-15 Re: Judicial Assignment Calendar 6
2010-14 Re: Amendment to Administrative Order Numbers 2010-5 and 2010-12; Case Procedures for Calendar 2 (REVISED - SEE GAO 2011-13)
2010-13 Re: Election Case Assignments for November 2, 2010, General Election
2010-12 Re: Amendment to Administrative Order 2010-5: Case Procedures for Calendar 2
2010-11 Re: Assignment of a Judge; Designation of Acting Presiding Judge
2010-10 Re: Adoption Procedures in the County Division (REVISED - SEE GAO 2011-17)
2010-09 Re: Assignment of Judges
2010-08 Re: Disclosure of Court files Related to Actions Under the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities code (405 ILCS 5/1-100 et seq.)
2010-07 Re: Acting Presiding Judge
2010-06 Re: Actions to Obtain Refund of Erroneously Assessed or Overpaid Real Estate Taxes (35 ILCS 200/21-175)
2010-05 Re: Case Procedures for Calendar 2
2010-04 Re: Designation of Acting Presiding Judge
2010-03 Re: Confirmation of Foreign Adoptions
2010-02 Re: Implementation of P.A. 96-601 (750 ILCS 50/14.3) Restoration of Parental Rights and Adoption by Biological Parent
2010-01 Re: Assignment of emergency matters relating to thte February, 2010 Primary Election
2009-10 Re: Appointment of Guardians ad Litem
2009-09 Re: Scheduling of Matters Normally Returnable on November 26 and 27, 2009
2009-08 Re: Re-Assignment of Case Type
2009-07 Re: Assignment of Judges
2009-05 Re: Re-Assignment of a Judge
2009-04 Re: Elimination of Superseded Court Dates From the Electronic Docket
2009-03 Re: Appointment of Confidential Intermediaries