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Michael B Hyman
Illinois Appellate court, First District, 3rd Division
Professional Experience
- Judge
- Illinois Appellate court, First District, 3rd Division
- Judge
- Circuit Court of Cook County
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- General Chancery Division (Oct. 2010 – Jan. 2013); Domestic Relations Division (Mar. 2009 – Sept. 2010); Supplementary Proceedings, Courtroom 1401 (mid-Dec. 2006 – Mar. 2009); Municipal Court, non-jury, contract and tort trials (mid-Sept. 2006 – mid-Dec. 2006); and Traffic Court (July 2006 – mid-Sept. 2006).
- Principal
- Much Shelist, Chicago
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- Assistant Illinois Attorney General
- Antitrust Division
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Education
- Northwestern University School of Law
- (1977)
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- Northwestern University, Medill School of Journalism
- Graduate (1974)
- Honors: with honors
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Awards
- Court of Honor Award
- Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
- IJA Presidential Service Award
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- CBA's inaugural Diversity Initiative Award
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Professional Associations
- Jewish Judges Association of Illinois
- President
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- American Bar Association
- Member
- Activities: House of Delegates, Chicago Bar Association representative, 2005 – 2009; Coalition on Racial & Ethnic Justice, chair, 2012 - present
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- American Bar Association
- Member
- Activities: House of Delegates, Chicago Bar Association representative, 2005 – 2009; Coalition on Racial & Ethnic Justice, chair, 2012 - present and member, 2009 - present; Judicial Division, Lawyers Conference, Chair, 2008 - 2009 and executive committee member, 2002 - 2010; Section of Litigation; Editor-in-chief, Litigation News, 1990 – 1992; Founding editor-in-chief, Litigation Docket, 1995 – 2001; Chair of a number of Section committees
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- Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
- Board member
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- Coalition for Equal Justice
- Chair
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- Chicago Bar Association
- Editor-in-chief of the CBA Record and columnist
- Activities: President, 2005 - 06 and Editor-in-chief of the CBA Record and columnist, 1988 - 1990, 1993 – 2004, and 2007 -present
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- Illinois Judges Association
- Board Member
- Activities: First Vice-President, 2012-2013
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- Illinois Judicial Ethics Committee
- Committee member
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- Illinois Judges Foundation
- Board Member
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- SCRIBES, The American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects
- Board Member
- Activities: First vice-present, 2012-present
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- Chicago Bar Foundation
- Board Member
- Activities: Secretary, 2011 - present
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- Lend-A-Hand to Youth Program
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- Activities: Executive Committee, 2007 – 2010 and acting treasurer 2009 - 2010
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- Decalogue Society of Lawyers
- President
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