Judge Moira S. Johnson is a judge on the Circuit Court of Cook County, the Illinois trial court serving Chicago and suburban Cook County.
Judge Johnson's published procedures include standing orders (including a COVID-19 standing order and a standing order effective August 14, 2025) and a briefing schedule.
Courtesy copies are required for contested motion. Details: delivery at clerk status, by chambers drop off. The movant must deliver a complete set of courtesy copies of all relevant documents at the Clerk Status, and failure to deliver the courtesy copies results in the motion being stricken.
The rule addresses filing timing, filing status, or cure windows. The briefing schedule order gives the respondent a specified number of days to file a response.
The briefing schedule order gives the respondent a specified number of days to file a response.
The movant is given a specified number of days after the response to file a reply.
The matter is set for a Clerk Status to be held on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday at 10:35 A.M. in Courtroom 2201.
The movant must deliver a complete set of courtesy copies of all relevant documents at the Clerk Status, and failure to deliver the courtesy copies results in the motion being stricken.
Stricken motions will not be accepted as emergency motions and must be re-noticed on the regular motions call.