Campaign kickoff tomorrow night for Justice Michael B. Hyman

Supporters of Appellate Court Justice Michael B. Hyman's bid to retain his seat on that court are holding a campaign kickoff event tomorrow night, from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m., at 321 N. Clark, in the third floor tenant lounge.

Tickets for the event are $500 each and will be available at the door. Sponsorships are also available (Friend - $1,000, Patron - $2,500).

The host committee for this event includes Robert A. Clifford, Steven Blonder, Kimball Anderson, Howard Ankin, Harvey Bennett, Laurel Bellows, David T. Brown, Deane B. Brown, Linda C. Chatman, Jeffrey Colman, Hon. Mort Denlow, Steven Elrod, Trisha Rich, Mary Robinson, and Federico Rodriguez.

Hyman's supporters have also launched a campaign website on his behalf. That's a link to the site in the preceding sentence.

Hyman was elected to the Cook County Circuit Court in 2008. The Illinois Supreme Court appointed him to the Appellate Court in 2013 (six of the 24 justices on the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court serve pursuant to Supreme Court assignment; the other 18 are elected).

In 2018, when Appellate Court Justice P. Scott Neville, Jr. was appointed to the Illinois Supreme Court, the Supreme Court appointed Hyman to fill Neville's spot. Thus, to remain on the appellate bench, Justice Hyman must become one of those 18 elected justices. Hyman has been endorsed by the Cook County Democratic Party for the Neville vacancy.

Hyman's campaign bio mentions only some of the many positions that Justice Hyman has held over the years, noting in particular that he is a past president of the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois Judges Association, and, from 2015-2018, the National Association of Legal Writers (SCRIBES). He has been editor-in-chief of the Chicago Bar Association's CBA Record for over 20 years.