Judicial Assignments, Scheduling, & Standing Orders

Criminal Felony I Call – Courtroom 304
Judge Tiffany E. Davis

Criminal Felony (CF); Miscellaneous Criminal (MX) (Habeas Corpus (criminal), Eavesdropping, Fugitives from Justice, Forfeitures and Sexually Violent Person Commitment Act proceedings); the Expungement and Sealing of Criminal Records except requests to expunge or seal juvenile records which are assigned to the Juvenile Court Judge.

• Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m.
  
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• Courtroom 304 Standing Order

Criminal Felony II Call – Courtroom 302
Judge Mark R. Gerhardt

Criminal Felony (CF); Miscellaneous Criminal (MX) (Habeas Corpus (criminal), Eavesdropping, Fugitives from Justice, Forfeitures and Sexually Violent Person Commitment Act proceedings).

• Monday 9:00 a.m. – Bond Hearings
• Tuesday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – Bond Hearings & all other motions
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• Courtroom 302 Standing Order 2020-02

Criminal Misdemeanor Jury Call – Courtroom 301
Judge Justin M. Hansen

Criminal Misdemeanor (CM); Driving Under the Influence (DT); Major Traffic (MT); Traffic Violation (TR); Conservation Violation (CV); Ordinance Violation (OV); Quasi-Criminal (QC); jury demand cases initiated by the following municipalities and/or State or local law enforcement agencies:

• Monday 9:00 a.m. – McCullom Lake; As set by the Court
• Tuesday 9:00 a.m. – Algonquin, Harvard, Hebron, Johnsburg, Lake in the Hills, Lakewood, Marengo, Richmond, Woodstock
• Wednesday 9:00 a.m. – 2nd & 4th Wed: Spring Grove
• Thursday 9:00 a.m. – As set by the Court
• Thursday 1:30 a.m. – McHenry County Ordinance, McHenry County Conservation, IL DNR/State Conservation
  Friday 9:00 a.m. – Barrington Hills, Crystal Lake Park Dist., Holiday Hills, McHenry, Prairie Grove, Union, Island Lake (eff. 6/1/2024)
• Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 1:30 p.m. – As set by the Court
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• Note: If a local charge, negotiated pleas must be scheduled on the proper day of the week for that municipality’s prosecutor. State’s Attorney cases can be scheduled Monday – Friday.
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Criminal Misdemeanor Jury Call – Courtroom 303
Judge Christopher M. Harmon

Criminal Misdemeanor (CM); Driving Under the Influence (DT); Major Traffic (MT); Traffic Violation (TR); Conservation Violation (CV); Ordinance Violation (OV); Quasi-Criminal (QC); jury demand cases initiated by the following municipalities and/or State or local law enforcement agencies:

• Tuesday 9:00 a.m. – Bull Valley, Fox River Grove, Lakemoor, Oakwood Hills, McHenry County Sheriff, Illinois State Police; 2nd & 4th Tues: Island Lake (thru 5/31/2024)
• Wednesday 9:00 a.m. – McHenry County Sheriff, Illinois State Police
• Thursday 9:00 a.m. – McHenry County Sheriff, Illinois State Police
• Friday 9:00 a.m. – Cary, Crystal Lake, Fox Lake, Huntley, Wonder Lake, McHenry County Sheriff, Illinois State Police
• Monday-Friday 1:30 p.m. – As set by the Court
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• Note: If a local charge, negotiated pleas must be scheduled on the proper day of the week for that municipality’s prosecutor. State’s Attorney cases can be scheduled Monday – Friday.
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• Courtroom 303 Standing Order

Criminal Misdemeanor Non-Jury Call – Courtroom 104
Judge Mark R. Facchini

Initial return date on all Misdemeanor (CM) (DT) (MT) (CV) matters (excluding Domestic Battery; Violations of Orders of Protection; Interference with Reporting Domestic Violence) from all municipalities and/or State or local law enforcement agencies; all Bench Trials, Petitions to Revoke Proceedings, Bond Hearings, Summary Suspension Hearings, and Forfeitures arising out of CM, DT or MT cases, when the underlying case is not transferred to a jury courtroom.

• Monday:
  
  • 8:30 a.m. – Barrington Hills, Island Lake (thru 5/31/2024), Lakemoor, McCullom Lake, Spring Grove, Illinois State Police, IL & County Conservation
  • 1:30 p.m. – Cary, Fox Lake, Wonder Lake, McHenry County Sheriff
• Tuesday
  
  • 8:30 a.m. – Crystal Lake, Crystal Lake Park District, Illinois State Police, IL & County Conservation
  • 1:30 p.m. – Fox River Grove, McHenry County Sheriff
• Wednesday
  
  • 8:30 a.m. – Holiday Hills, Johnsburg, McHenry, McHenry County College, Union, IL State Police, IL & County Conservation
  • 1:30 p.m. – Algonquin, Harvard, Prairie Grove, McHenry County Sheriff
• Thursday
  
  • 8:30 a.m. – Hebron, Lakewood, Richmond, Woodstock, Illinois State Police, IL & County Conservation
  • 1:30 p.m. – Island Lake (eff 6/1/2024), Lake in the Hills, Marengo, McHenry County Sheriff
• Friday
  
  • 8:30 a.m. – Oakwood Hills, Illinois State Police, IL & County Conservation
  • 1:30 p.m. – Bull Valley, Huntley, McHenry County Sheriff
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  • Courtroom 104 Standing Order
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Traffic Call – Courtroom 102
Judge Carl E. Metz II

Traffic Violation (TR); Conservation Violation (CV); Ordinance Violation (OV); Civil Law Violation (CL); Quasi-Criminal (QC)
Cases must be scheduled for the proper day and time that the local prosecutor is scheduled for Traffic Court. Traffic Court begins at 8:30am or 1:30pm. Refer to the monthly schedules:

Courtroom 102 Standing Order 2021-01
Courtroom 102 Standing Order 2021-02
Courtroom 102 Standing Order 2023-01

Civil I Call – Courtroom 204
Judge Kevin G. Costello

1/2 of Eminent Domain (ED), 1/2 of Law Over $50,000 (LA), 1/2 of Miscellaneous Remedy (MR), and 1/2 of Governmental Corporation (GC); 1/2 of all Law (LM) (claims under $50,000); and all Arbitration (AR). Mandatory Arbitration Supervisor.

• Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m.

**Please call (815) 334-4310 to verify that the court date you have selected is available.

Civil II Call – Courtroom 201
Judge Joel D. Berg

1/2 of Eminent Domain (ED), 1/2 of Law Over $50,000 (LA), 1/2 of Miscellaneous Remedy (MR), 1/2 of Governmental Corporation (GC); 1/2 of Law Under $50,000.00 (LM); and all Small Claims (SC). Civil collection cases relating to closed Criminal and Traffic cases. Small Claims Mediation Supervisor.

• Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m.

Pro-se Small Claims (Plaintiff’s representing themselves) must be scheduled for any Thursday at 8:30 a.m. per Administrative Order No. 2008-07 to facilitate the availability of Small Claims Mediation assistance.
**Please call (815) 334-4310 to verify that the court date you have selected is available. 

Civil III Call – Courtroom 202
Judge Suzanne C. Mangiamele

Foreclosure (FC); Eviction (EV); Tax (TX); Mental Health (MH).

• Monday-Thursday 10:00 a.m. – Foreclosures
• Friday 9:00 a.m. – Evictions
• Monday 11:00 a.m. – Tax

**Please call (815) 334-4310 to verify that the court date you have selected is available. Civil Involuntary Mental Health Proceedings (MH); place of hearing to be determined. Civil Involuntary Mental Health proceedings are typically held away from the Courthouse at a mental health facility or may be heard remotely upon order of the judge presiding.

Civil IV Call – Courtroom 357
Judge David R. Gervais

Chancery (CH); Probate (PR); Guardianship (GR).

Monday-Friday

• 9:00 a.m. – Chancery
• 9:30 a.m. – Guardianship & Probate

         Courtroom 357 Standing Order

Civil V Call – Courtroom 365
Judge Jeffrey L. Hirsch

All Arbitration (AR); all Small Claims (SC); civil collection cases relating to closed criminal and traffic cases; ADR Supervising Judge, with responsibility for mandatory arbitration, self-represented litigant mediation, and related items.

Motions set for Monday-Friday 9:00am (AR) and 1:30pm (SC)

Pro-se Small Claims (Plaintiff’s representing themselves) must be scheduled for any Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. to facilitate the availability of Small Claims Mediation assistance.
**Please call (815) 334-4310 to verify that the court date you have selected is available.

        Courtroom 365 Standing Order

Family I Call – Courtroom 361
Judge Robert J. Zalud

1/3 of Dissolution with Children (DC), Dissolution No Children (DN), and Family (FA) (excluding cases relating only to non-support matters initiated by the Office of the Illinois Attorney General). Divorce (DC and DN) cases assigned to Judge Facchini will be proved-up in Courtroom 358.

• Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m.

**Please call (815) 334-4310 to verify that the court date you have selected is available.

Family II Call – Courtroom 360
Judge Jeffrey J. Altman

1/3 of Dissolution with Children (DC), Dissolution No Children (DN), and Family (FA) (excluding cases relating only to non-support matters initiated by the Office of the Illinois Attorney General). Divorce (DC and DN) cases assigned to Judge Hirsch will be proved-up in Courtroom 358.

• Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.

**Please call (815) 334-4310 to verify that the court date you have selected is available.

Family III Call – Courtroom 359
Judge Jennifer L. Johnson

1/3 of Dissolution with Children (DC), Dissolution No Children (DN), and Family (FA) (excluding cases relating only to non-support matters initiated by the Office of the Illinois Attorney General). Divorce (DC and DN) cases assigned to Judge Hansen will be proved-up in Courtroom 358.

• Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.

**Please call (815) 334-4310 to verify that the court date you have selected is available.

Family IV Call – Courtroom 358
Judge Cynthia L. Lamb

Family (FA) (all cases related only to non-support matters initiated by the Office of the Illinois Attorney General, or in Family (FA) cases where the Office of the Attorney General has intervened); Independent Orders of Protection (OP) cases. Assignment to trials, hearings, DC and DN prove-ups, and other proceedings through case management procedures; vacation and school education coverage for Family Division. Adoption (AD).

• Monday – Thursday 10:00 a.m. – DV prove-ups
• Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – OP cases scheduled
• Monday 1:00 p.m. – Adoptions
• Attorney General (AG) cases, related only to non-support matters will be heard in Courtroom 358 as follows:
  
  • 1st, 2nd & 3rd Friday of the month at 10:00am
  • 4th & 5th Friday of the month at 8:30 a.m.

Criminal Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Cases, Mental Health Court and Drug Court – Courtroom 203
Judge Michael W. Feetterer

Domestic Violence matters (DV); Domestic Battery; Violations of Orders of Protection; Related Orders of Protection; Interference with Reporting Domestic Violence. Mental Health Court, Drug Court proceedings and DUI Court matters as established by prior Administrative Orders.

Juvenile Call – Courtroom 101
Judge Mary H. Nader

Juvenile Abuse & Neglect (JA); Juvenile Delinquent (JD); Juvenile (JV); all requests to expunge or seal juvenile records.

**Please call (815) 334-4310 to verify that the court date you have selected is available.

Special Assignment – Courtroom 104
Judge Mark R. Facchini

Coverage and back-up for Problem-Solving Court Division Cases;

Initial Appearance Court – Courtroom 103
Judge Michael J. Chmiel

Initial Appearance Court (“IAC”), with responsibility for IAC under Pretrial Fairness Act during regular Court hours; Out-of-County (“OCW”) Supervision Judge, with responsibility for criminal warrants issued outside the Circuit and served and processed in this Circuit.

Chief Judge’s Administrative Call – Courtroom TBA
Judge Michael J. Chmiel

All motions and other matters brought to the attention of the Chief Judge; in the absence of the Chief Judge, matters shall be brought to the Acting Chief Judge as per Administrative Order 2023-11.