Advocates annual Judges' Night goes virtual for 2020, offers CLE

Like so many other cultural institutions in Chicago, the Polish Museum of America is currently closed on account of the Never Ending Pandemic.

Understandably, this has put a sizable crimp in the plans of the Advocates Society to hold its annual Judges Night at the museum, as it has done recently.

So, instead, the Advocates will hold a virtual Judges Night on Thursday, October 29, starting at 5:30 p.m. This year, the event will be free -- but the Advocates are asking attendees to make a donation of $10 or more to the Polish Museum of America.

There is a bit of a trick to this, the Advocates have disclosed.

On the home page of the museum website, there is a "DONATE" button -- but the minimum donation shown is $100. Now, while the Advocates and the museum alike would be pleased to accept donations of that size, or larger, there is a way to make a donation in the requested range. To do this, press the "Take Action" button on the museum home page (immediately to the left of the DONATE button). This will open a drop-down menu. Choose the "make a payment option," select "other," and write in "Donation" in the additional information box. (I suspect that the museum might welcome good old-fashioned checks as well, which could be sent to the museum at 984 North Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, 60642-4101 -- and checks sent via the U.S. Mail would presumably help the beleaguered USPS as well. Kind of a win-win.)

As an incentive to register for the virtual Judges Night, the Advocates have arranged for a CLE presentation. Here is the schedule for the event:

5:30 - 5:55 p.m. -- Introductions and Virtual Cocktail with the Advocates, Justice Aurelia Pucinski, other Judiciary, and Participants

5:55 - 6:00 p.m. -- Welcome by Representative of the Polish Museum of America

6:00 - 7:00 p.m. -- CLE on "Judicial Ethics and Social Media" by Justice Michael B. Hyman

To register, email your name, ARDC number, and email address to advocatessociety@gmail.com. The Advocates Society is a registered provider with the Illinois MCLE Board.