United States District Court - Northern District of Illinois

General Rules

Rules 1.20 To 1.29

Emergency Judges And Matters Relating To The Emergency Judges

Rule 1.21 Duties Of The Emergency Judge

A. Emergency Matters Arising Outside of Regular Business Hours

The emergency judge will be responsible for hearing all emergency matters not previously assigned to a judge of this Court that arise outside of the regular business hours of the Court. In the event that the emergency judge will be out of town or otherwise unavailable during his/her term as emergency judge, he/she will arrange with another judge to exercise his/her duties as emergency judge. In the event that such a substitution becomes necessary, he/she will, where practicable, inform the Chief Judge of the substitution.

B. Emergency Matters During Regular Business Hours

During regular office hours, the emergency judge will not hear emergency matters arising out of the cases assigned to the calendar of another judge where that judge is sitting, except on approval of the Chief Judge at the request of the judge to whom the case is assigned.

C. Other Duties of the Emergency Judge

In addition to the matters specified in A and B above, the emergency judge will also hear the following matters or preside at the following ceremonies:

(1) Petitions for admission brought by attorneys wishing to be admitted to practice before the Court;

(2) Requests for review or de novo determinations of matters directly assigned to the duty magistrate brought pursuant to Rule 2.43(a) of these Rules;

(3) Petitions presented by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service;

(4) Ceremonies for the mass admission of attorneys to the Bar of this Court; and

(5) Ceremonies for the administration of the oath of allegiance to newly naturalized citizens.