“Testing the Waters” Theory Doesn’t Always Hold Water in the Fifth District

This blog post was written by HeplerBroom Summer Associate Patricia L. Pfeiffer. A supervising partner also contributed to the post. Under Illinois statute 735 ILCS 5/2-1001(a)(2), every party to a case has an absolute right for one substitution of judge. As long as the judge has not made rulings on any substantial issues in the […]