First Judicial Circuit Rules - April 1, 2023
2024
2024-1 Policy on Access for Persons with Disabilities - adopted (Pope)
2024-1-11 Policy on Access for Persons with Disabilities - adopted (Williamson)
2024-1-22 Public Defender Appointment Andrew Wilson eff. 12-1-2023 (Alexander and Pulaski)
2024-01-25 Policy on Access for Persons with Disabilities - adopted (Saline)
2024-1-29 Standing Order for all Cases Assigned to Judge Gill
2024-02 Policy on Access for Persons with Disabilities - adopted (Jackson)
2024-4-2 Possible Courthouse Closures Relating to Issues Associated with the April 8 Eclipse
2024-16 Courthouse Closure Relating to Issues Associated with the April 8 Eclipse (Union)
2024-4-1 Courthouse Closure Relating to Issues Associated with the April 8 Eclipse (Pope)
2024-4-5 Two-way Audio-Visual Communication Systems-pretrial detention
2024-5-23 Presiding Judge Amanda Byassee Gott - June 1, 2024 (Massac)
2024-5-23a Judge Phillip G Palmer assigned to Massac County docket - May 23, 2024 (Williamson)
2024-5-24 Legal Holiday Schedule 2025 - First Judicial Circuit
2024-21 Policy on Access for Persons with Disabilities - adopted (Union County)
2024-5-30 Policy on Access for Persons with Disabilities - adopted (Pulaski County)
2024-6-4 - Appointment of Associate Judge Kelly R. Phelps
2024-5-30 Policy on Access for Persons with Disabilities - adopted (Pulaski County)
2024-21 Policy on Access for Persons with Disabilities - adopted (Union County)
2024-6-27 Cameras, television or other recording or broadcast equipment
2024-7-23 Appointing Circuit Clerk pro tempore (Williamson)
2024-8-6 - Authority to Hear Felony Cases - Judge Kelly R. Phelps
2023
2023-1-3 - Judge Jayson Clark assigned to Jackson County, Tuesdays
2023-1-3a - Judge Melissa Presser assigned to Jackson County, Thursdays
2023-3-13 - Judge Jayson Clark assigned Presiding Judge Saline County
2023-3-31 - Judge Melissa Presser assigned Presiding Judge Pope County
2023-4-24 - Public Defender Appointment the Hunn Law Group PC (Pulaski)
2023-6-1 - Appointment of Associate Judge Jonathan A. Mitchell
2023-6-13 Calendar Year 2024 Legal Holiday Schedule - First Judicial Circuit
AO 2023-6-20 Judge Presser Order to Jackson County vacated
AO 2023-6-20a Judge Clark Order to Jackson County vacated
2023-6-20b - Reappointment of First Circuit Associate Judges
2023-6-26 Assignment of Judge Presser to Saline County on select Tuesdays
2023-6-30 - Authority to Hear Felony Cases - Judge Jonathan A. Mitchell
2023-6-30a - Code of Professional Conduct for Probation-Court Services Personnel
2023-7-7 - Disposing Trial Exhibits
AO 2023-9-11 Hearings Pursuant to 725 ILCS 5110-6 andor 725 ILCS 5109-1(f) Operational Challenges
AO 2023-10-16 Public Defender Appointment Addam Holder (Massac)
2022
2022-1-21 (2022-1) Appointment of PD Lacie J McDonald (Pope)
2022-3-31 Increase Filing Fee to Dispute Resolution Fund in the First Judicial Circuit
2022-5-20 Public Defender Appointment Brandon Mayberry (Pulaski)
2022-5-26 Public Defender Appointment Addam Holder (Alexander)
2022-7-27 Standing Order for Remote Hearings for Judge Gill's cases (Williamson)_2
2022-8-12 Judicial Assignments in the First Judicial Circuit (all counties) AMENDED
2022-8-12 Judicial Assignments in the First Judicial Circuit (all counties) AMENDED-2 - 9-1-2022
2022-8-12 Judicial Assignments in the First Judicial Circuit (all counties)
2022-8-12 Judicial Assignments in the First Judicial Circuit (all counties)
2022-10-17 Judge Timothy Denny designated Presiding Judge (Union)
2022-10-17a Judge Todd Lambert designated Presiding Judge (Saline)
2022-10-20 Public Defender Appointment Daniel Klingemann (Union)
2022-10-28 Transfer Probation Fees to the Williamson County Treasurer nunc pro tunc Dec 1, 1999
2022-11-1 Presiding Judge Carey C. Gill (Pope)
2021
2021-1 Appointment of Attorney (Saline)
2021-3-31 Associate Judges - Eavesdropping Devices
2021-3-31a Associate Judges authority to hear felony cases
2021-6-18 Establishment of an Eviction Mediation Collaboration
2021-6-23 COVID-19 Issues - prohibited entry and mask wearing (Williamson)
2021-10-22 Presiding Judge Sarah Tripp (Johnson County)
2021-12-30 Appointment of PD Trambley (Johnson)
2022-1-21 (2022-1) Appointment of PD Lacie J McDonald (Pope)
2020
2020-5-1 Driver Safety School Shawnee College-Amended Nunc Pro Tunc 1993-12-10
2020-5-1a Appointment of Associate Judge Ella York (Jackson)
2020-5-5 Standing Order for Remote Hearings in Family Cases - Judge Carey Gill (Williamson)
2020-5-19 Legal Holidays 2021 - First Judicial Circuit - AMENDED
2020-5-19 Standing Order for Remote Hearings Judge John Sanders (Williamson)
2020-5-20 Administrative Order Authorizing Remote Proceedings (Jackson)
2020-5-21 First Circuit - Decisions re Social Distance, Limitations and Continuance
2020-5-28 Standing Order for Remote Hearings in Civil Cases Judge Todd Lambert (Saline)
2020-7-27 Judge Stephen Green Presiding Judge Williamson County
2020-7-27a Judge Stephen Green Acting Chief Judge First Judicial Circuit
2020-8-3 Special Order Regarding Remote Access Policy - User Group 3 (Jackson)
2020-8-4 (2020-70) Docket Assignments (Union)
2020-8-5 Vacate Judge Jeffrey Goffinet Assignment to Union County
2020-8-20 Appointment of Associate Judge Michelle Schafer (Williamson)
2020-10-21 (2020-CA-5) Docket Assignments (Alexander)
2020-10-21 (2020-CA-6) 2021 Jury Dockets (Alexander)
2020-11-24 Rotation Schedule - Pandemic (Williamson)
2020-12-2 Judge Jeffery Farris Designated Presiding Judge Johnson County (Johnson)
2020-12-18 Appointment of Public Defender Neal Heflin (Pope)
2019
2019-12-18 Judge Jeffrey Goffinet assigned to Williamson County 19-JD-13
2019-10-4a Judge Tyler Edmonds Presiding Judge Union County
2019-10-4 Judge Cord Wittig Presiding Judge Massac County
2019-10-1 Vacate AO 2004-9 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
2019-8-13A Authority to Hear Felony Cases - Judge Tyler Edmonds
2019-8-13 Associate Judges - Eavesdropping Devices
2019-7-24 Appointment Associate Judge Tyler R. Edmonds
2019-7-13 Circuit Clerk Appointed as Receiver and Remitter of Service Provider Costs (Alexander)
2019-7-2 Judge William J. Thurston Presiding Judge of Union County
2019-6-11 Reappointment of Associate Judges
