United States District Court - Northern District of Illinois

General Rules

Rules 2.40 To 2.49 Assignment, Review And Appeal Procedures In Magistrate Matters

Rule 2.43 Assignment Of Reviews And Appeals From Magistrates To District Judges

A. Review of Orders Entered in Matters Directly Assigned to the Duty Magistrate

Where a review is requested of an order entered by the duty magistrate in proceedings directly assigned pursuant to Rule 2.40A of these Rules, the review shall be heard by the Emergency Judge.

B. Violation Notice and Forfeiture of Collateral Proceedings and Misdemeanor Cases

Appeals from final judgments entered by a magistrate in violation notice and forfeiture of collateral proceedings and misdemeanor cases shall be assigned by lot to a judge of this Court. For assignment purposes, such appeals shall be considered as part of the category "Magistrate's Cases" established by Rule 2.11C of these Rules. The assignments of a judge shall be made when the appeal is filed with the clerk pursuant to the Supreme Court Rules for Trials before Magistrates or, when the magistrate notifies the clerk that the defendant exercises his/her right to trial before a district court judge. Rules 2.00 to 2.39 of these Rules shall govern the assignment procedures.

C. Reviews on Matters Referred to the Magistrate by a Judge

Any reviews of orders in cases referred to a magistrate by a judge shall be heard by that judge.