The following judicial assignments are effective on February 1, 2024, per Administrative Order 2023-22. Also listed are the days of the week and times that some Judges require certain matters be set for.

All cases must be scheduled a minimum of 48 hours BEFORE the court date per the Chief Judge of the 22nd Judicial Circuit.

Courtroom Standing Orders

 

22nd JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CHIEF JUDGE

Judge Michael J. Chmiel

 

CRIMINAL DIVISION

Judge Tiffany E. Davis - Presiding Judge Criminal Division

 

Criminal Felony I Call - Courtroom 304
Judge Tiffany E. Davis

Criminal Felony (CF); Miscellaneous Criminal (MX) (Habeas Corpus (criminal), Eavesdropping, Fugitives from Justice, Forfeitures and Sexually Violent Person Commitment Act proceedings); the Expungement and Sealing of Criminal Records except requests to expunge or seal juvenile records which are assigned to the Juvenile Court Judge.

Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m.

Criminal Felony II Call - Courtroom 302
Judge Mark R. Gerhardt

Criminal Felony (CF); Miscellaneous Criminal (MX) (Habeas Corpus (criminal), Eavesdropping, Fugitives from Justice, Forfeitures and Sexually Violent Person Commitment Act proceedings).

Monday  9:00 a.m. - Bond Hearings
Tuesday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - Bond Hearings & all other motions

Criminal Misdemeanor Jury Call - Courtroom 301
Judge Jennifer L. Johnson

Criminal Misdemeanor (CM); Driving Under the Influence (DT); Major Traffic (MT); Traffic Violation (TR); Conservation Violation (CV); Ordinance Violation (OV); Quasi-Criminal (QC); jury demand cases initiated by the following municipalities and/or State or local law enforcement agencies:

Monday 9:00 a.m. - McCullom Lake; As set by the Court
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. - Algonquin, Harvard, Hebron, Johnsburg, Lake in the Hills, Lakewood, Marengo, Richmond, Woodstock
Wednesday 9:00 a.m. - 2nd & 4th Wed: Spring Grove
Thursday 9:00 a.m. - As set by the Court
Friday 9:00 a.m. - Barrington Hills, Crystal Lake Park Dist., Holiday Hills, McHenry, Prairie Grove, Union
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 1:30 p.m. - As set by the Court 

Note: If a local charge, negotiated pleas must be scheduled on the proper day of the week for that municipality's prosecutor.  State's Attorney cases can be scheduled Monday - Friday.

Criminal Misdemeanor Jury Call - Courtroom 303
Judge Christopher M. Harmon

Criminal Misdemeanor (CM); Driving Under the Influence (DT); Major Traffic (MT); Traffic Violation (TR); Conservation Violation (CV); Ordinance Violation (OV); Quasi-Criminal (QC); jury demand cases initiated by the following municipalities and/or State or local law enforcement agencies:

Tuesday 9:00 a.m. - Bull Valley, Fox River Grove, Lakemoor, Oakwood Hills, McHenry County Sheriff, Illinois State Police; 2nd & 4th Tues: Island Lake 
Wednesday 9:00 a.m. - McHenry County Sheriff, Illinois State Police
Thursday 9:00 a.m. - McHenry County Sheriff, Illinois State Police
Friday 9:00 a.m. - McHenry County Sheriff, Illinois State Police
Monday-Friday 1:30 p.m. - Cary, Crystal Lake, Fox Lake, Huntley, Wonder Lake, McHenry County Sheriff, Illinois State Police 

Note: If a local charge, negotiated pleas must be scheduled on the proper day of the week for that municipality’s prosecutor. State’s Attorney cases can be scheduled Monday – Friday.

Criminal Misdemeanor Non-Jury Call - Courtroom 104
Judge Mark R. Facchini

Initial return date on all Misdemeanor (CM) (DT) (MT) (CV) matters (excluding Domestic Battery; Violations of Orders of Protection; Interference with Reporting Domestic Violence) from all municipalities and/or State or local law enforcement agencies; all Bench Trials, Petitions to Revoke Proceedings, Bond Hearings,  Summary Suspension Hearings, and Forfeitures arising out of CM, DT or MT cases, when the underlying case is not transferred to a jury courtroom.

Monday 8:30 a.m. - Barrington Hills, Island Lake, Lakemoor, McCullom Lake, Spring Grove, Illinois State Police, IL & County Conservation
1:30 p.m. - Cary, Fox Lake, Wonder Lake, McHenry County Sheriff
Tuesday 8:30 a.m. - Crystal Lake, Crystal Lake Park District, Illinois State Police, IL & County Conservation
1:30 p.m. - Fox River Grove, McHenry County Sheriff
Wednesday 8:30 a.m. - Holiday Hills, Johnsburg, McHenry, McHenry County College, Union, IL State Police, IL & County Conservation
1:30 p.m. - Algonquin, Harvard, Prairie Grove, McHenry County Sheriff
Thursday 8:30 a.m. - Hebron, Lakewood, Richmond, Woodstock, Illinois State Police, IL & County Conservation
1:30 p.m. - Lake in the Hills, Marengo, McHenry County Sheriff
Friday 8:30 a.m. - Oakwood Hills, Illinois State Police, IL & County Conservation
1:30 p.m. - Bull Valley, Huntley, McHenry County Sheriff

 

Traffic Call - Courtroom 102
Judge Cynthia D. Lamb

Traffic Violation (TR); Conservation Violation (CV); Ordinance Violation (OV); Civil Law Violation (CL); Quasi-Criminal (QC)
Cases must be scheduled for the proper day and time that the local prosecutor is scheduled for Traffic Court. Traffic Court begins at 8:30am or 1:30pm. Refer to the monthly schedules:    

2024 Traffic Court Calendar-Revised 1-29-2024

 

CIVIL DIVISION

Judge David R. Gervais - Presiding Judge Civil Division

 

Civil I Call - Courtroom 204
Judge Kevin G. Costello

1/2 of Eminent Domain (ED), 1/2 of Law Over $50,000 (LA), 1/2 of Miscellaneous Remedy (MR), and 1/2 of Governmental Corporation (GC); 1/2 of all Law (LM) (claims under $50,000).  

Motions set for Monday–Friday 9:00am

**Please call (815) 334-4310 to verify that the court date you have selected is available.

 

Civil II Call - Courtroom 201
Judge Joel D. Berg

1/2 of Eminent Domain (ED), 1/2 of Law Over $50,000 (LA), 1/2 of Miscellaneous Remedy (MR), 1/2 of Governmental Corporation (GC); 1/2 of Law Under $50,000.00 (LM).

Motions set for Monday-Friday 9:00am

Civil III Call - Courtroom 202
Judge Suzanne C. Mangiamele

Foreclosure (FC); Eviction (EV); Tax (TX); Mental Health (MH).

Motions set for Monday-Thursday /  Foreclosures 10:00am; Friday / Evictions 9:00am &  Monday / Tax 11:00 am

**Please call (815) 334-4310 to verify that the court date you have selected is available. Civil Involuntary Mental Health Proceedings (MH); place of hearing to be determined. Civil Involuntary Mental Health proceedings are typically held away from the Courthouse at a mental health facility or may be heard remotely upon order of the judge presiding.

Civil IV Call - Courtroom 357
Judge David R. Gervais

Chancery (CH); Probate (PR); Guardianship (GR).

Motions set for Monday-Friday / Chancery 9:00am, Guardianship & Probate 9:30am  

 

 

Civil V Call - Courtroom 365
Judge Michael J. Chmiel

All Arbitration (AR); all Small Claims (SC); civil collection cases relating to closed criminal and traffic cases; ADR Supervising Judge, with responsibility for mandatory arbitration, self-represented litigant mediation, and related items.

Motions set for Monday-Friday 9:00am

Pro-se Small Claims (Plaintiff's representing themselves) must be scheduled for any Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. through 1/31/2024 or any Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. after 2/1/2024 to facilitate the availability of Small Claims Mediation assistance.  
**Please call (815) 334-4310 to verify that the court date you have selected is available.

FAMILY DIVISION

Judge Justin M. Hansen - Presiding Judge Family Division

 

 

Family I Call - Courtroom 361
Judge Robert J. Zalud

1/3 of Dissolution with Children (DC), Dissolution No Children (DN), and Family (FA) (excluding cases relating only to non-support matters initiated by the Office of the Illinois Attorney General). Divorce (DC and DN) cases assigned to Judge Facchini will be proved-up in Courtroom 365.

Motions Monday through Thursday 9:00am

**Please call (815) 334-4310 to verify that the court date you have selected is available.

Family II Call - Courtroom 360
Judge Jeffrey L. Hirsch

1/3 of Dissolution with Children (DC), Dissolution No Children (DN), and Family (FA) (excluding cases relating only to non-support matters initiated by the Office of the Illinois Attorney General). Divorce (DC and DN) cases assigned to Judge Hirsch will be proved-up in Courtroom 365.

Motions Monday – Thursday 9:00am 

**Please call (815) 334-4310 to verify that the court date you have selected is available.

Family III Call - Courtroom 359
Judge Justin M. Hansen

1/3 of Dissolution with Children (DC), Dissolution No Children (DN), and Family (FA) (excluding cases relating only to non-support matters initiated by the Office of the Illinois Attorney General). Divorce (DC and DN) cases assigned to Judge Hansen will be proved-up in Courtroom 365.

Motions Monday – Thursday 9:00am

**Please call (815) 334-4310 to verify that the court date you have selected is available.

Family IV Call - Courtroom 358
Judge Jeffrey J. Altman

Family (FA) (all cases related only to non-support matters initiated by the Office of the Illinois Attorney General, or in Family (FA) cases where the Office of the Attorney General has intervened); Independent Orders of Protection (OP) cases. Assignment to trials, hearings, DC and DN prove-ups, and other proceedings through case management procedures; vacation and school education coverage for Family Division. Adoption (AD).

DV prove-ups scheduled Monday-Thursday at 10:00am
OP cases scheduled Monday-Friday at 9:00am
Adoptions scheduled Mondays at 1:00pm

 

Attorney General (AG) cases, related only to non-support matters will be heard in Courtroom 358 as follows:
1st, 2nd & 3rd Friday of the month at 10:00am 
4th & 5th Friday of the month at 8:30 a.m.

 

PROBLEM-SOLVING COURT DIVISION

Judge Michael W. Feetterer - Presiding Judge Problem-Solving Court Division

 

 

Criminal Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Cases, Mental Health Court and Drug Court - Courtroom 203
Judge Michael W. Feetterer

Domestic Violence matters (DV); Domestic Battery; Violations of Orders of Protection; Related Orders of Protection; Interference with Reporting Domestic Violence. Mental Health Court, Drug Court proceedings and DUI Court matters as established by prior Administrative Orders. 

 

 

Juvenile Call - Courtroom 101
Judge Mary H. Nader

Juvenile Abuse & Neglect (JA); Juvenile Delinquent (JD); Juvenile (JV); all requests to expunge or seal juvenile records.

**Please call (815) 334-4310 to verify that the court date you have selected is available. 

 

Special Assignment - Courtroom 104
Judge Jennifer L. Johnson

Coverage and back-up for Problem-Solving Court Division Cases; 

 

Initial Appearance Court - Courtroom 103
Judge Michael J. Chmiel

Initial Appearance Court ("IAC"), with responsibility for IAC under Pretrial Fairness Act during regular Court hours; Out-of-County ("OCW") Supervision Judge, with responsibility for criminal warrants issued outside the Circuit and served and processed in this Circuit.

 

Chief Judge's Administrative Call - Courtroom TBA
Judge Michael J. Chmiel

All motions and other matters brought to the attention of the Chief Judge; in the absence of the Chief Judge, matters shall be brought to the Acting Chief Judge as per Administrative Order 2023-11.