Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge Carmen J. Goodman

Judge • 12th Judicial Circuit Court, Will County, Illinois

Limits & Logistics

Court-wide

Document Limits

Motion Response Brief or Memorandum
15 pgs

Courtesy Copies

Brief, Other Materials

  • Permitted Within a Reasonable Amount of Time Before Hearing

Contested Motion

  • Permitted Concurrent with Filing

Adjournments

Court-wide
1Hoursnotice

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

12th Judicial Circuit Court, Will County, Illinois publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 309 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Administrative and general order

    Copies of administrative and general orders enacted by the Chief Judge must be filed with the Circuit Clerk and maintained as public records.

  • Applies to
    Motion

    All motions must be in writing.

  • Applies to
    Juror summons

    Each juror summons must state the period of service.

Service

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  • Notice must be given to the State's Attorney and any other persons directed by the court before the order directing payment is entered.

  • The Attorney for the child, Guardian Ad Litem, or Childs Representative must be notified of all court appearances and conferences with the Judge.

  • Written notice of motion hearings must be given to the specified parties, except in actions on the daily trial call or during trial.

Filing Timing

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  • Mediation is tolled until the motion to defer is decided.

  • After applications close, applicant names must be made public for a 14-day period to allow public comment.

  • Deadline
    48 hours

    The Clerk must time-stamp presented documents and place them in the file as soon as practicable, no later than 48 hours after receipt, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

Formatting

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  • Public comments must be in writing and addressed to the Office of the Chief Judge.

  • Counsel and litigants must not mark or write on questionnaire forms.

  • Covered filings must be typewritten and may not use narrow margins or other tactics to evade the page limit.

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