2023 Judge of the Year Award

The Illinois Chapter of American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) recognized Illinois Supreme Court Justice Joy Cunningham as its 2023 Judge of the Year.

Justice Cunningham was honored during ABOTA Illinois’ fall luncheon on November 28th at the Union League Club. ABOTA Illinois chapter members, Justice Cunningham’s fellow Illinois Supreme Court justices, Illinois Appellate Court justices and Cook County Circuit Court judges attended the luncheon. Justice Cunningham received a special framed War of 1812 American flag, following an introduction by ABOTA Illinois Past President Joseph A. Power, Jr. of Power Rogers LLP.

The chapter also welcomed ABOTA Foundation President Christopher J. Beeman of Clapp Moroney, who presented ABOTA Illinois with a commemorative trophy for winning the Large Chapter Bracket in the recent Foundation Fellows Competition for adding the most new donors.

ABOTA Illinois President Jill M. Webb of the Law Offices of Jill M. Webb and Membership Chair Sammi L. Renken of Johnson & Bell also spoke to attendees.

ABOTA dedicates itself to the preservation and promotion of the Seventh Amendment, which guarantees the right to civil jury trials. ABOTA also promotes the independence of the judiciary and professionalism among trial lawyers. Membership in this group of plaintiff and defense lawyers is by invitation only. Approximately 7,500 lawyers and judges are involved in ABOTA chapters in all 50 states.

ABOTA Illinois President Jill M. Webb (right) of the Law Offices of Jill M. Webb presented Illinois Supreme Court Justice Joy Cunningham (left) with a special framed War of 1812 American flag.
(From left) ABOTA Foundation President Christopher J. Beeman of Clapp Moroney, ABOTA Foundation Associate Executive Director Molly McDonald, ABOTA Illinois President Jill M. Webb of the Law Offices of Jill M. Webb, ABOTA Illinois Foundation Representative Donna Socol of Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym, ABOTA Illinois Immediate Past President William J. Rogers of Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP, and ABOTA Illinois Past President Timothy Tomasik of Tomasik Kotin Kasserman pose with the chapter’s Foundation Fellows Competition trophy.
Several Illinois Supreme Court justices attended the luncheon, including (from left) Justice Mary K. O’Brien, Justice P. Scott Neville, Justice Joy Cunningham, Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis, and Justice David Overstreet.


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