Cook County judge removed from bench Facebook Twitter NANCY STONE, CHICAGO TRIBUNE Judge Cynthia Brim, center, on trial for assaulting a deputy, passes through the Daley Center lobby today. By Steve Schmadeke, Tribune reporter 11:12 am, May 9, 2014 The Illinois Courts Commission today ordered that a Cook County judge who was found not guilty but mentally ill of assaulting a sheriff’s deputy be removed from the bench effective immediately. Judge Cynthia Brim, who was last assigned to the courthouse in south suburban Markham, had argued that she could control her bipolar disorder with medication. “ Our main concern in determining the appropriate sanction is to protect the public by ensuring the integrity of the judicial system,” the commission wrote in its ruling today. “Our goal is to maintain public confidence in our court system and its judicial officers…”
Posted on: Fri, 09 May 2014 18:32:32 +0000
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