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Judge Thomas Morrissey
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Circuit Court of Cook County
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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.
Thomas Morrissey is a judge on the Circuit Court of Cook County, the trial court serving Chicago and suburban Cook County. They serve in the district.
Practitioners will find a standing order for Law Calendar 5, effective February 25, 2026, in this judge's published procedures.
Judge Thomas Morrissey's formatting rule includes file format docx. Agreed orders must be in Word format when submitted via email.
The rule lists email Johan.Townsend@cookcountyil.gov. Motions should be emailed to Johan.Townsend@cookcountyil.gov and the draft order should be emailed to lawcal5orders@cookcountycourt.com at least two court days before the order will be entered by this Court.
Electronic filing is permitted for the covered filings. Motions should be emailed to Johan.Townsend@cookcountyil.gov and the draft order should be emailed to lawcal5orders@cookcountycourt.com at least two court days before the order will be entered by this.
Motions should be emailed to Johan.Townsend@cookcountyil.gov and the draft order should be emailed to lawcal5orders@cookcountycourt.com at least two court days before the order will be entered by this Court.
Proper notice is required for routine motions per Circuit Court Rule 2.1.
The court clerk email is designated for proposed orders only.
Motions should be emailed to Johan.Townsend@cookcountyil.gov and the draft order should be emailed to lawcal5orders@cookcountycourt.com at least two court days before the order will be entered by this Court.
Motions should be emailed to Johan.Townsend@cookcountyil.gov and the draft order should be emailed to lawcal5orders@cookcountycourt.com at least two court days before the order will be entered by this.
Agreed orders may be submitted to the Court via email in Word format.
Agreed orders must be in Word format when submitted via email.
The court coordinator email is designated for courtesy copies only.
Court Clerk: Shibraun Green (312-603-4466) lawcal5orders@cookcountycourt.com (proposed orders only)
Court Coordinator: Johan Townsend (312-603-5533) Johan.Townsend@cookcountyil.gov (courtesy copies only)
Agreed orders may be submitted to the Court via email in Word format.
Agreed Orders are permitted in lieu of appearing remotely. If the parties wish to provide an agreed order, in Word format, to the Court via email that will be permitted.
Proper notice is required for routine motions per Circuit Court Rule 2.1.
Motions should be emailed to Johan.Townsend@cookcountyil.gov and the draft order should be emailed to lawcal5orders@cookcountycourt.com at least two court days before the order will be entered by this Court.
Motions should be emailed to Johan.Townsend@cookcountyil.gov and the draft order should be emailed to lawcal5orders@cookcountycourt.com at least two court days before the order will be entered by this Court.