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Judge Jorge L. Ortiz
Circuit Judge
Courtroom C-304
Case Types: Law Division
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Motion Calls - Uncontested/Presentment:
Tuesday / Thursday - 9:00 am Motion Calls - Contested (by Court order only) and Motions for Default: Tuesday / Thursday - 9:15 am Trial Call Calendar |
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| Clerk - 847.377.3380. press 5 |
Court Forms are available from the Lake County Clerk of the Circuit Court's web site at: http://www.lakecountycircuitclerk.org/court-forms
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Jorge L. Ortiz
Circuit Judge- Current Assignment: Law Division, C-304
- Chief Judge: 2016 - 2018
- Elected as Circuit Judge: Sixth Subcircuit, November, 2010; Retained November 2016
- Appointed as Circuit Judge: By Supreme Court, August 25, 2008
- Associate Judge: 2002 - 2008
- Undergraduate: Loyola University, 1985
- Law School: John Marshall Law School, 1989
- Career Highlights: Assistant State's Attorney; Village Prosecutor for the Villages of Fox Lake and Lindenhurst; Private Practice; National Judicial Child Support Task Force, 2009-Present; Illinois Child Support Advisory Committee, 2008-2010; Presiding Judge of Family Division, 2008-2010; Presiding Judge of Civil Division, 2014-2016 and Board of Directors, Illinois Judges Association; Illinois Commission on Responsible Fatherhood 2014-Present; Board of Directors of Illinois Judges Association and Illinois Judges Foundation.
The following items are available to be reserved for use during trials. Contact the Civil Law Judicial Assistant at 847.377.3724.
- Nomad PD-2100 Electronic Podium
- Courtroom IR Assisted Listening System (Black)
- Portable IR Assisted Listening System (for Jury Room)
- Personal Sound Amplifier unit (Silver)
- Court Interpreter Control Console connectivity