Announcements

Here is the latest general order for Sixth District  cases.

General Order 2020-14-12292020132826.pdf

Attached please find Special Emergency Order No. 2020-08 for Calendar 86, Room 102, in Markham. In light of the fact that I will again be presiding over the Tuesday and Friday State Child Support Call, we had to change the prior Order. Moreover, for some time we have needed to clarify the scheduling process. Although it has not been a problem for the lawyers who regularly appear in my courtroom, those who are infrequently in Markham seemed to need the process to be explained by Meghan, which means it needed to be calcified in the Order. 

All matters must be filed with the Clerks Office before we can hear them. The parties must notify Meghan of the court dates they schedule with the Clerk's Office, whether those dates are scheduled on-line, or at the counter in Markham. We cannot continue to have people popping up on Zoom without our knowing why they are there. Please remember a judge working remotely, as preferred by the Chief Judge, cannot just have a Clerk hand her/him the file. 

There are other changes, so I encourage those practicing in Room 102 to read the Order. It should also be available on the Court's website soon.

Thank you and please stay safe. Hopefully we will all be back to some semblance of our prior existence within the next six months -- or at least back in the courtrooms. 

Judge Frederick H. Bates

JUDGE BATES CALENDAR 86 SPECIAL EMERGENCY ORDER NO 2020-08.pdf

Attached is an updated list of Zoom IDs and passwords for every Sixth District courtroom. Be sure to check any protocols established by the judge assigned to the courtroom. Protocols for room 102 (Cal. 86) and civil rooms 207, 208, and 209  are posted under Announcements on the SSBA website.

All protocols and COVID-19 related orders are posted on the Circuit Court of Cook County website. http://www.cookcountycourt.org/ Under the Coronavirus Information tab, scroll down to the Sixth Municipal District. If you are not sure how to navigate to the Sixth District orders on the Circuit Court homepage, click here.

6th District Courtroom Zoom Session IDs.pdf

New protocols for Room 102 (Cal. 86) and Civil Rooms 207, 208, and 209 are attached.

Sixth District Civil Protocols Effective 7-6-2020.docx

JUDGE BATES CALENDAR 86 SPECIAL EMERGENCY ORDER NO. 2020-07 (002).pdf

All the Cook County Circuit Court COVID-19 court orders are at http://www.cookcountycourt.org/

On the home page, select the "Coronavirus Information" tab at the middle of the page, then scroll down to find the division or district you need. Attached is a short video that shows you how.

How to access COVID-19 orders.mp4

The attached bond court schedule will take effect April 1, 2020 and operate until the Chief Judge’s Emergency Order is vacated.

Bond Court Schedule effective 4-1-2020.pdf