Judicial Assignments

STATE OF ILLINOIS - SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

Pursuant to the authority granted to the Chief Judge by Article VI, Section 7(c) of the Constitution of the State of Illinois, the Judicial Assignments in the Sixth Judicial Circuit for the period from 2012, until further order of the Chief Judge, are as follows:

Champaign County:
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DeWitt County
Circuit Judge Karle Koritz

  • Presiding Judge

Douglas County
Circuit Judge Kate Watson

  • Presiding Judge

Moultrie County:
Circuit Judge Jeremy Richey

  • Presiding Judge

Piatt County:
Circuit Judge Dana Rhoades

  • Presiding Judge

Macon County:
Circuit Judge Thomas E. Griffith

  • Presiding Judge
  • Supervising Judge for the Criminal Law Division
  • Courtroom 6A
  • Circuit Court Administration
  • Grand Jury and Petit Jury Administration
  • Criminal Contempt (CC)
  • All M (Murder) Cases
  • All Even Numbered Class 1 and above Criminal Felony Cases
  • SVP and SDP Cases
  • Criminal Jury Trial Call
  • Criminal Jury Trials (one week every month)

Circuit Judge R.C. Bollinger

  • Deputy Presiding Judge
  • Supervising Judge for the Civil Law Division
  • Courtroom 6B
  • Eminent Domain Cases (ED)
  • 1/2 Law (L) Cases
  • Miscellaneous Remedies (MR) Cases, except Drug Forfeiture
  • Probate (P)
  • Ordinance Violations and Municipal Cases (OV and MC)
  • Civil Jury Trials (one week every other month)

Associate Judge Erick F. Hubbard

  • Courtroom 5A
  • Tax Cases (TX)
  • 1/2 Law (L) Cases
  • 1/2 Juvenile Abuse and Neglect Cases (JA)
  • Marriage Ceremonies/Civil Unions
  • Civil Jury Trials (one week every other month)
  • Drug Court

Circuit Judge Jeffrey S. Geisler

  • Supervising Judge for Family Law Division
  • Courtroom 3B
  • Odd numbered Felony Cases (CF)
  • Expungements (EXP)
  • All Aggravated DUIs
  • Property Forfeiture (MR)
  • Criminal Jury Trials (one week every month)

Associate Judge Rodney S. Forbes

  • Courtroom 3A
  • Dissolution (D)
  • Family (F) except IV-D
  • Juvenile Delinquency Cases (JD)
  • Marriage Ceremonies/Civil Unions
  • Even numbered Class 2 and below Felony cases (CF)
  • Criminal Jury Trials (three out of every four months)

Associate Judge Lindsey Shelton

  • Courtroom 1
  • Arraignments
  • Misdemeanor Cases (CM)
  • New Statutory Bond and PC hearings
  • Preliminary Hearings
  • Criminal Jury Trials (one week every month)

Associate Judge Phoebe S. Bowers

  • Courtroom 5B
  • Adoption Cases (AD)
  • Dissolution Cases (D)
  • Family Cases (F)
  • Mental Health Court
  • 1/2 Juvenile Abuse and Neglect cases (JA)
  • Criminal Jury Trials (three out of every four months)

Associate Judge Michael B. Baggett

  • Courtroom 2B
  • Law Magistrate and FED Cases
  • First Backup on OP Cases
  • All Small Claims (SC)
  • Chancery Cases (CH)
  • Marriage Ceremonies/Civil Unions
  • Civil Jury Trials as needed
  • Criminal Jury Trials (three out of every four months)

Circuit Judge Shane Mendenhall

  • Courtroom 2A
  • Traffic (TR)
  • DUI (DT)
  • Conservation (CV)
  • All CF traffic cases except aggravated DUIs
  • Orders of Protection (OP)
  • IV-D Cases
  • Criminal Jury Trials (three out of every four months)