Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
Courtesy copies
Default Judgment Motions
Other Contacts9 contacts
Chambers3 contacts
These 118 rules apply across Circuit Court of Cook County. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.
Questions, comments, or concerns about the eFileIL e-filing system should be directed to Tyler Technologies at efiling.support@tylertech.com.
Courtesy copies for Judge Daniel R. Degnan must be submitted via email to daniel.degnan@cookcountyil.gov.
Stamped order inquiries for Judge Daniel R. Degnan must be submitted via email to tlhudson@cookcountycourt.com.
Attorney fee petitions for court-appointed attorneys must be filed within 60 days after final order or 6 months after service/cost, whichever is earlier.
Decedent's estate agreed order requests must be filed and submitted 2-5 business days prior to the scheduled court date.
Pursuant to the Illinois Supreme Court Remote Access Policy, after the judge signs an order, the Clerk of the Circuit Court will upload it to the Odyssey system, where it should appear within two (2) business days.
Chancery Division complaints must include specific caption designations based on the relief sought.
Motions to correct errors in criminal cases must be in writing, accompanied by affidavit, and notice must be served on the prosecution.
All initiating papers must include the court name and department/division/district in the caption; small claims complaints must be endorsed 'Small Claims'.
E-filing is mandatory for all Cook County civil cases through the eFileIL system as of July 1, 2018, except Quasi-Criminal, Housing, and Wills cases.
In order to ask the Court to consider entering such agreed orders via e-mail, regular mail or courier, attorneys must first e-file a brief “verified status report” that explains the status of the case and the basis for the request.
You will not receive orders if your e-mail address is not accurate in the e-filing system and/or you have not filed as the attorney of record.
Judge John Tully is a judge in the Circuit Court of Cook County, the Illinois trial court serving Chicago and suburban Cook County.
Practitioners will find a standing order for the law calendar (effective December 11, 2025) and a form for referral to mandatory arbitration.
Details: 1 copy, delivery day before hearing. A copy of an emergency motion must be presented to the Court the day before the hearing.
Parties, however, should always inquire with the Court prior to filing a summary judgment motion.
The rule requires proposed order. Parties must email a proposed order with the filed motion and request for entry.
Amended Complaints and Amended Counterclaims, Cross-Claims and the like should be submitted with a redline or other comparison document attached as an exhibit showing the amendments made to the previous version of the complaint, counterclaim, or cross-claim.
The rule lists email patricia.wisniewski@cookcountyil.gov. All motions and orders must be emailed to the court coordinator in PDF and Word formats.
Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. All supporting materials for default motions must be e-filed.
The rule states a 12:00 PM filing cutoff. All orders must be emailed by noon on the day of the party's court appearance.
Details: recipient: all parties. Motions must be served on all parties who have appeared.
All motions and orders must be emailed to the court coordinator in PDF and Word formats.
Parties must email a proposed order with the filed motion and request for entry.
Emergency motions require pre-approval by emailing a copy to chambers by 2:30 PM the day before.
All supporting materials for default motions must be e-filed.
Motions must be served on all parties who have appeared.
All email communications with court staff must include the case name and docket number.
All orders must be emailed by noon on the day of the party's court appearance.
Motions must be e-filed.
Parties, however, should always inquire with the Court prior to filing a summary judgment motion.
Amended Complaints and Amended Counterclaims, Cross-Claims and the like should be submitted with a redline or other comparison document attached as an exhibit showing the amendments made to the previous version of the complaint, counterclaim, or cross-claim.
The Court may require a joint statement of undisputed facts and a timeline for summary judgment motions.
Piggy-backed motions may be brought on any regularly set date if proper notice is given to all parties who appeared.
All parties and attorneys of record must be copied on all written communications with court staff.
A copy of an emergency motion must be presented to the Court the day before the hearing.
Email communications are preferred for contacting court staff.
For default motions, copies of required documents must be delivered to the Court via email (text-searchable PDF) and hard copy five court days before the motion date.
Courtesy copies of motions must be delivered to the Judge's chambers.
The order must include email addresses for each attorney or party of record.
All arbitration-related motions must be presented to the Supervising Judge of the Commercial Calendar Mandatory Arbitration Program.
