Case Details

Case # 16 CC 1
Judge Valarie Turner
Disposition Retired
Decision Date 12/1/2017

Case Summary

The Complaint alleged that in August 2016, Judge Turner allowed Rhonda Crawford, a former law clerk/staff attorney for the Office of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County to wear her robe, sit on the bench, and adjudicate traffic ticket cases assigned to her at the Markham Courthouse.  The Complaint further alleged that at the time of the August 2016 incident, Judge Turner then suffered and continues to suffer from memory loss, and is mentally unable to perform her duties.

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