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CJC Faculty Appointed to the Illinois Supreme Court Advisory Committee

The chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court recently appointed CJC professors Don Stemen and David Olson to subcommittees of the Illinois Supreme Court Pretrial Commission. The Illinois Supreme Court created the Commission on Pretrial Practices to conduct a comprehensive review of Illinois' pretrial detention system and to make recommendations for amendments to state laws and Supreme Court Rules or Policies to ensure pretrial practices in all jurisdictions in Illinois are consistent with the Supreme Court's Policy Statement on Pretrial Practices.​ Dr. Olson will serve as a member of the Risk Assessment Subcommittee and Dr. Stemen will serve as a member of the Performance Measurement Subcommittee.