CBA Record July-August 2026

THE CBA PULSE

BY BETH McMEEN, CBA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Left: The CBA hosted “Under Siege: The American Judiciary and the Rule of Law” in collaboration with the Cummins Family Jus tice Foundation and the Berkley Judicial Institute, convening a day-long discussion on rising criticism, political pressures, and physical threats confronting judges and courts and the broader implications of these developments for judicial independence and constitutional order. CBA President Judge Nichole C. Patton, Circuit Court of Cook County; Justice Stephen Breyer (ret.), United States Supreme Court; and CBA Secretary Andrew W. Vail, Jenner & Block. Right: Senator Dick Durbin and Bob Cummins.

2026 CBA Leadership and Board of Managers Trisha M. Rich succeeds Judge Nichole C. Patton as the CBA’s new President. Kathryn C. Liss will serve as First Vice Presi dent, and Jonathan B. Amarilio will serve as Second Vice Presi dent. Andrew W. Vail will serve another year as Secretary, and Adam M. Zebelian joins as the Association’s Treasurer. Out going President Judge Nichole C. Patton will remain on the Executive Committee. Members of the Board of Managers for 2026–2027 include Judge Jorge L. Alonso, James V. Campbell, Elizabeth Carpen ter, Dora Cornelio, Steven R. Decker, Octavio Duran, Kevin Gerow, William T. Gibbs, Martin D. Gould, Noah J. Graf, Eliz abeth A. Kaveny, Sarah F. King, Jennifer F. Kuzminski, Ken neth Matuszewski, Judge Thomas A. Morrissey, Judge Michael T. Mullen, Ryan M. Nolan, and Brandon E. Peck. 2026 Young Lawyers Section Leadership Aleksandra Petrovic will helm the Young Lawyers Section for the 2026–2027 bar year. She will be joined by First Vice Chair Stephanie Moon; Second Vice-Chair Andre A. Hunter, Jr.; Recruitment Officer Joseph Nelson; Philanthropy Officer

Deepa Singh; Program Officer Cha’yra Eddie; Program Officer Stephanie Reed; Secretary/Treasurer Ayo Jide-Omole; Co-Edi tors in Chief of the YLS Journal Katherine Hanson and George Schaller; Co-Editors in Chief of the @theBar Blog Sara Shiffman and John Gilmore; Inclusion and Engagement Officer Kushtrim Ashiku; and Immediate Past Chair Gavin Phelps. YLS Direc tors include Leonard Brahin, Alexis Carter, John Clucas, Kaplan Grady, Jimmy Herdegen, Aswini Madugula, Jessica Shifman, Adam Smith, and Easton Thorn. Justice John Paul Stevens Award Nominations for the Association’s 2026 Justice John Paul Ste vens Award are due August 10. The CBA established the award in 2000 to honor lawyers and judges whose careers emulate the integrity and commitment to public service of Justice Stevens, who was a longtime CBA member. Email nominations to Beth McMeen at bmcmeen@chicagobar.org. Golf Outing Hold the date! The CBA’s annual golf outing will be held on Sep tember 15 at the Glen Club in Glenview, IL. The Golf Committee

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