22nd JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CHIEF JUDGE

Judge Michael J. Sullivan 

CRIMINAL DIVISION

Judge Sharon L. Prather - Presiding Judge Criminal Division

Criminal Felony I Call - Courtroom 304

Judge Sharon L. Prather
Criminal Felony (CF); Miscellaneous Remedy (Search warrants, Rendition, Habeas Corpus (criminal), Eavesdropping, Extradition, Fugitives from Justice, Forfeitures & Sexually Violent Person Commitment Act proceedings) (MR), Expungement and Sealing of Criminal Records

Monday – Friday 9:00am

Criminal Felony II Call - Courtroom 302

Judge Gordon E. Graham
Criminal Felony (CF); Miscellaneous Remedy (Search warrants, Rendition, Habeas Corpus (criminal), Eavesdropping, Extradition, Fugitives from Justice, Forfeitures & Sexually Violent Person Commitment Act proceedings) (MR)

Monday – Friday 9:00am

Criminal Misdemeanor Jury Call - Courtroom 301

Judge Robert A. Wilbrandt, Jr.

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

Monday 9:00 am - Barrington Hills, Cary, Crystal Lake Park Dist., Fox River Grove, Holiday Hills, Huntley, McCullom Lake, McHenry, Oakwood Hills, Union, Wonder Lake
Tuesday 9:00 am - Algonquin, Harvard, Hebron, Johnsburg, Lake in the Hills, Lakewood, Marengo, Richmond, Woodstock; 2nd & 4th Tues: Island Lake
Wednesday 9:00 am - Port Barrington; 2nd & 4th Wed: Spring Grove
Thursday 9:00 am - As set by the Court
Friday 9:00 am - As set by the Court
Monday – Friday  1:30 pm - 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 Michael W. Feetterer
Criminal Misdemeanor (CM); Driving Under the Influence (DT); Traffic Violation (TR); Conservation Violation (CV); Ordinance Violation (OV); jury demand cases initiated by the following municipalities and/or State or local law enforcement agencies:

Monday 9:00am - Crystal Lake, Prairie Grove, McHenry County Sheriff, Illinois State Police
Tuesday 9:00am - Bull Valley, Lakemoor, McHenry County Sheriff, Illinois State Police
Wednesday 9:00 am - McHenry County Sheriff, Illinois State Police
Thursday 9:00 am - McHenry County Sheriff, Illinois State Police
Friday 9:00 am - McHenry County Sheriff, Illinois State Police
Monday-Friday: 1:30 pm - 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 Domestic Violence Cases, Mental Health Court and Drug Court - Courtroom 103

Judge Charles P. Weech

Criminal Misdemeanor (CM) involving all domestic violence matters; Domestic Battery; Violations of Orders of Protection; Related Orders of Protection; Interference with Reporting Domestic Violence.  Mental Health Court and Drug Court proceedings as established by prior Administrative Order. 

Criminal Misdemeanor/Traffic Non-Jury Call - Courtroom 104

Judge Joel D. Berg

Initial return date on all Misdemeanor (CM) (DT) (TR) (CV) (OV) 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, Summary Suspension Hearings, Judicial Driving Permit proceedings, Forfeitures arising out of CM or DT cases, Petitions to Revoke Proceedings and Bond Hearings

Monday

8:30am - Barrington Hills, Island Lake, McCullom Lake, Illinois State Police
1:30pm - Cary, Wonder Lake, McHenry County Sheriff
Tuesday
8:30am - Crystal Lake, Crystal Lake Park District, Illinois State Police
1:30pm - Fox River Grove, Spring Grove, McHenry County Sheriff
Wednesday
8:30am - Holiday Hills, Johnsburg, McHenry, McHenry County College, Union, Illinois State Police
1:30pm - Algonquin, Harvard, McHenry County Sheriff
Thursday
8:30am - Hebron, Lakewood, Richmond, Woodstock, Illinois State Police
1:30pm - Lake in the Hills, Marengo, McHenry County Sheriff

Friday
8:30am - Bull Valley, Huntley, Prairie Grove, Illinois State Police
1:30pm - Lakemoor, Oakwood Hills, McHenry County Sheriff

Traffic Call - Courtroom 102

Judge Mary H. Nader

Traffic Violation (TR); Conservation Violation (CV); Ordinance Violation (OV)

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. On Wednesdays, Traffic Court is held in the City of McHenry at City Hall.  Refer to the monthly Traffic Court Schedules: Courtrooms 102 and McHenry Branch Court 

Special Assignment Call (Criminal/Civil) - Courtroom 357

Judge Robert K. Beaderstadt

Assignment to trials, hearings & other proceeding through case management procedures; vacation and school coverage for Misdemeanor Non-Jury Call, Criminal Misdemeanor Jury Call and Traffic Call.  Back-up Corutroom 104 Summary Suspension hearings; and during regular Court hours, the Special Assignment Judge (Crimina/Civil) shall have primary responsibility to respond to requests for assistance by the Court Administration Office.

CIVIL DIVISION

Judge Michael T. Caldwell - Presiding Judge Civil Division

Civil I Call - Courtroom 204

Judge Michael T. Caldwell
1/2 of Law Over $50,000 (LA), Eminent Domain (ED) & Miscellaneous Remedy (MR) (except for MR matters assigned to the criminal courts as stated in Administrative Order No. 2008-01); 1/2 of Arbitration Award Rejections of AR & SC cases with jury demands; 1/2 of all Municipal Corporation (MC). 

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 Thomas A. Meyer
1/2 of Law Over $50,000 (LA), Eminent Domain (ED) & Miscellaneous Remedy (MR) (except for MR matters assigned to the criminal courts as stated in Administrative Order No. 2008-01); 1/2 of Arbitration Award Rejections of AR & SC cases with jury demands; 1/2 of all Municipal Corporation (MC); and all Law Under $50,000 (LM) with jury demands.

Motions set for Monday-Friday 9:00am

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

Civil III Call - Courtroom 358

Judge Suzanne C. Mangiamele
Chancery (CH) (all Mortgage Foreclosure cases only).

     Motions set for Monday-Friday 9:00am 
**Please call (815) 334-4310 to verify that the court date you have selected is available.

Civil IV Call - Courtroom 203

Judge John D. Bolger

All Law Under $50,000 (Bench) (LM); Small Claims (Bench) (SC); Small Claims Mediation Supervisor; Tax (TX).

Motions set for Monday-Friday 9:00am

Pro-se Small Claims (Plaintiff's representing themselves) must be scheduled for any Thursday at 8:30 a.m. per Administrative Order No. 2008-07 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.

Civil V Call - Courtroom 202

Judge Michael J. Chmiel

Mandatory Arbitration (AR) (all pre-arbitration hearing proceedings for all AR cases and SC cases with a jury demand and post-arbitration award rejection proceedings including trials (Bench) in all AR cases without a jury demand); Mandatory Arbitration Supervisor; Chancery (CH) (excluding Mortgage Foreclosure cases); Probate (PR).

     Motions set for Monday-Friday 9:00am

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

FAMILY DIVISION

Judge Maureen P. McIntyre - Presiding Judge Family Division

Juvenile Call - Courtroom 101

Judge Maureen P. McIntyre
Juvenile Abuse & Neglect (JA); Juvenile Delinquent (JD); Juvenile (JV); Adoption (AD)

Adoptions scheduled 1st & 3rd Mondays at 1:00pm

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

Family I Call - Courtroom 361

Judge Kevin G. Costello

1/3 of Dissolution or Divorce (DV) and Family (FA) (excluding cases relating only to non-support matters initiated by the Office of the Illinois Attorney General).

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 James S. Cowlin 
1/3 of Dissolution or Divorce (DV) & Family (FA) (excluding cases relating only to non-support matters initiated by the Office of the Illinois Attorney General).

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 Mark R. Gerhardt

1/3 of Dissolution or Divorce (DV) & Family (FA) (excluding cases relating only to non-support matters initiated by the Office of the Illinois Attorney General).

Motions Monday – Thursday 9:00am  

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

Special Assignment - Courtroom 365

Judge Christopher M. Harmon

Assignment to trials, hearings and other proceedings through case management procedures; vaction and school coverage for Family Division; coverage for other Divisions as available; and 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).

Chief Judge's Administrative Call - Courtroom 102 (on the 2nd, 3rd & 4th Wednesdays of each month; otherwise Courtroom to be announced)

Judge Michael J. Sullivan