James Hansen appointed as member of the Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee

September 8, 2015 - Chief Justice Rita B. Garman appointed Schmiedeskamp Robertson Neu Mitchell’s James Hansen as a member of the Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee. The 15 member Rules Committee studies and recommends new Supreme Court rules or modifications to existing rules.

The committee receives rule proposals from the Supreme Court, Supreme Court or Judicial Conference committees, the bench, the bar and the public. If the proposal does not fall under the jurisdiction of another committee, the Rules committee is tasked with reviewing and deciding which proposals merit a public hearing. The public hearing is held annually on the fourth Monday in January. After the hearing, the committee makes their recommendations in an annual report to the Supreme Court.