Judge confident in case against Illinois Supreme Court justices

(The Center Square) – A retired Cook County judge says he has great confidence in his case against justices of the Illinois Supreme Court.

The Liberty Justice Center filed the civil rights lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Wednesday against the state’s high court justices for what it said was the unconstitutional removal of Cook County Judge James R. Brown.

The Illinois Supreme Court recalled the retired judge in December to fill judicial vacancies but then removed him in January after the Cook County Bar Association and the Chicago Council of Lawyers objected to an opinion column and podcast appearance Brown made months earlier while retired.

Liberty Justice Center Senior Counsel Brendan Philbin said Brown’s article discussed the weaponization of the judicial system against President Donald Trump and other issues that could be characterized as right of center.

Brown said it was shocking to him that anyone would question his integrity bas...