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Judge Jorge L. Ortiz
Circuit Judge
Courtroom C-201
Case Types: Law Division
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Motion Calls - Uncontested: Tuesday / Wednesday - 9:00 am Motion Calls - Default Hearings: Tuesday/Wednesday - 9:15 am Motion Calls - Contested (by Court Order only): Tuesday / Wednesday - 9:30 am |
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| Clerk - 847.377.3380. press 4 |
- Standing Order Regarding Pre-Trial Settlement Conferences
- Standing Order Regarding Final Trial Conference
- Protocol for Remote Civil Bench Trials
- Standing Order Regarding Motion Practice, Default Motions and Proving Up Actions in Debt
- eCourt Attorney Registration Information
- Revised Time Standards for Case Closure in Illinois Trial Courts - Effective July 1st, 2023
- Illinois Supreme Court AI Policy - Effective January 1st, 2025
- C-201 - 218 Track Schedule -January 15th, 2026
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: Civil Division, Presiding Judge of Civil Division
- Chief Judge: 2016 - 2018
- Elected as Circuit Judge: 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: Appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to the Illinois Judicial Conference and to the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice; Presiding Judge of Civil Division, 2014-2016; Presiding Judge of Family Division, 2008-2010; Illinois Child Support Advisory Committee, 2008-2010; National Judicial Child Support Task Force, 2009-Present; Board of Directors and Executive Committees, Illinois Judges Association and Illinois Judges Foundation; Private Practice; Prosecutor for Villages of Lindenhurst and Fox Lake; Assistant State's Attorney
The following items are available to be reserved for use during trials. Contact the Civil Law Judicial Assistant at 847.377.3724.
- Courtroom IR Assisted Listening System (Black)
- Portable IR Assisted Listening System (for Jury and Conference Room)
- Personal Sound Amplifier unit (Silver)
- Court Interpreter Control Console connectivity