Chief Judge: Bruce W. Black
Clerk of the Court: Jeffrey P. Allsteadt
Divisions: Chicago (Eastern Division) and Rockford (Western Division)
Authorized Judgeships: 10
Number of Employees: 136
NCBC Local Representative: Beverly Griffeth-Bryant
Local Innovations:
Gov Delivery
Some of the reasons we made the move to Gov Delivery included:
· Ability to send graphics, and other html content (versus text only in our old system)
· Recipients can password protect their subscriptions
· Newsletters are sent from outside the DCN (and are not subject to Judiciary network issues)
· Bouncebacks, e.g., invalid, expired, or deleted recipients e-mail addresses, do not adversely affect our "ilnb.uscourts.gov" name as was the case with the old system
· Ability for test messaging
· Significant enhancements to reporting (such as who opened the outgoing e-mail, etc.)
· A significant number of IT administrative improvements
Date Blocker currently known as Judge Not Sitting
The “Date Blocker Program,” called Judge Not Sitting (JNS), is a new feature that has been added to CCI. The beauty of this feature is that it does not alter the interface of CCI, it does not interfere with the speed and/or other functionality of CCI, and it doesn’t take long to input JNS dates in CCI. The date blocker feature prohibits external users from setting matters on days in which the Judge is not sitting on regular court days and/or when the Judge is on vacation.
The U.S.B.C. Corporate Toastmasters
The program was implemented by Shenitha Burton and started in 2015 which has about 25 members and growing. Toastmasters teach speaking and leadership skills. The members are able to organize activities, conduct meetings and speak in public.
Clerk of the Court: Jeffrey P. Allsteadt
Divisions: Chicago (Eastern Division) and Rockford (Western Division)
Authorized Judgeships: 10
Number of Employees: 136
NCBC Local Representative: Beverly Griffeth-Bryant
Local Innovations:
Gov Delivery
Some of the reasons we made the move to Gov Delivery included:
· Ability to send graphics, and other html content (versus text only in our old system)
· Recipients can password protect their subscriptions
· Newsletters are sent from outside the DCN (and are not subject to Judiciary network issues)
· Bouncebacks, e.g., invalid, expired, or deleted recipients e-mail addresses, do not adversely affect our "ilnb.uscourts.gov" name as was the case with the old system
· Ability for test messaging
· Significant enhancements to reporting (such as who opened the outgoing e-mail, etc.)
· A significant number of IT administrative improvements
Date Blocker currently known as Judge Not Sitting
The “Date Blocker Program,” called Judge Not Sitting (JNS), is a new feature that has been added to CCI. The beauty of this feature is that it does not alter the interface of CCI, it does not interfere with the speed and/or other functionality of CCI, and it doesn’t take long to input JNS dates in CCI. The date blocker feature prohibits external users from setting matters on days in which the Judge is not sitting on regular court days and/or when the Judge is on vacation.
The U.S.B.C. Corporate Toastmasters
The program was implemented by Shenitha Burton and started in 2015 which has about 25 members and growing. Toastmasters teach speaking and leadership skills. The members are able to organize activities, conduct meetings and speak in public.