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Group aimed at judicial reform continues non-retention campaign
Phil Chapman chatted with members of the Citizens for Judicial Integrity Tuesday before the press conference. Highland resident Phil Chapman is continuing his campaign to drive four judges from their seats in Madison County Circuit Court. -
Madison County lawyers begin high school internship program
Pictured from left, front row: Samantha Wehrle, Madison Klope, Jenna Smith and Corinisha Barnes. Second row from left: Evan Buenger, Nic Harkey and Sterling Bram Coleman-Selby. Seven local students from four high schools are the first participants in the Madison County Internship Program (MCIP), started by the Madison County Bar Association and the Third Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee. -
Circuit Clerk's office to be closed part of the day Tuesday
Due to the recent death of Madison County Circuit Matt Melucci, the Madison County Courthouse, Madison County Criminal Justice Center in Alton, Collinsville and Granite City Circuit Clerk's Offices will be closed from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Tuesday. -
Sheriff's Department installs 72 new lockers in courthouse lobby
Tom St. Onge walks past the new lockers in the hallway near the entrance of the Madison County Courthouse Wednesday. Seventy-two new lockers were installed Tuesday at the Madison County Courthouse to provide patrons a place to store items that are restricted in the building, such as cell phones. -
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Pro Bono committee trains 23 attorneys at recent seminar
Crowder The Third Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee on March 1 trained 23 attorneys to aid them in giving free legal advice at the Legal Advice Conference Center in the Law Library at the Madison County Courthouse. -
Metz retiring April 6; Applicants must apply by April 2
Metz Madison County Associate Judge Nelson Metz will retire April 6, it was announced on Friday. -
The gothic horror of Madison County
Daphne du Maurier's gothic novel Jamaica Inn tells the story of a gang of cutthroats in 19th Century England who make their living causing ships to wreck on the rocky Cornwall coast, murdering the survivors as they swim ashore, and then looting the cargo. -
Madison County tightens courthouse security
Hertz Security has been tightened at the Madison County courthouse. -
Madison County to offer free legal advice on second and fourth Tuesdays
Spiegel The Madison County legal community will be offering free legal advice on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month in the law library at the Madison County Courthouse. -
Botterbush in charge of security in Madison County Courthouse 'melting pot'
Botterbush Every day is different for Sgt. Raymond Botterbush, security supervisor at the Madison County Courthouse. -
Associate judge applications for Third Circuit due July 20
Attorneys who reside in the Third Judicial Circuit may apply for an associate judge position coming available due to the expiration of Judge Ellar Duff's term on June 30. -
Dudley announces run for 51st district state senate seat
Dudley A Macon County board member has announced his run for the 51st state senate seat. -
'Slave Books' offer glimpse when freedom for some required proof
These legal documents housed by the Madison County Circuit Clerk's office are anything but typcial. -
Prenzler to run for Treasurer in 2010
Prenzler Republican Kurt Prenzler will formally announce his intention to run for Madison County Treasurer in 2010 at a press conference Friday. -
Jury says plaintiff and defendant both negligent; awards $250k in FELA trial
After little more than three hours of deliberations, jurors found that both the plaintiff and the defendant in a Wood River railroad accident were negligent. -
Juror collapse, power outage, ringing cell phone disrupt FELA trial
Ruth When the power went out briefly at the Madison County Courthouse on Wednesday afternoon, Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth laughed along with jurors and attorneys gathered in his court for a railroader's personal injury trial. -
Judge awards attorneys' fees, tinkers with costs in Spearman case
At the end of a hearing over disputed attorneys fees and costs in a 2002 personal injury suit, Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth said he was sure most of those gathered weren't happy.