Law Offices of Peter B. Carey

Too close? Cook County judge asks millions in fees for prior legal work; Defendants: Judge's colleagues can't rule

By Jonathan Bilyk | Tuesday, Feb 26, 2019 @ 5:03pm

Current Cook County Judge Patrick Sherlock stands poised to receive millions of dollars in fees for his work on a lawsuit nearly two decades ago. But the business partners who would pay those fees have asked a different Cook County judge to send the case and the fee request to a court outside Cook County, asserting all Cook County judges are too close to Sherlock to rule in the case.