Editor’s note: This piece has been updated to correct an error where Marshall of the Illinois Supreme Court Don Larson was improperly identified as Marshall James Cimarossa, who was not present at the event.
DeKALB –The Illinois Supreme Court heard oral arguments for two cases Thursday at NIU while riding the circuit. Students and faculty from NIU and local schools crowded in to the Duke Ellington Ballroom within the Holmes Student Center by the hundreds for the event.
The Illinois Supreme Court Justices Elizabeth M. Rochford (from left), Lisa Holder White, P. Scott Neville, Jr., Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis, David K. Overstreet and Joy V. Cunningham are introduced as the audience rises. The Supreme Court of Illinois is the state’s highest court and its final court of review over decisions of the circuit and appellate courts. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)
