JUDGES NIGHT 2023
The invitations have been sent and the responses are already pouring in from Federal Court, Illinois Supreme, Appellate and Circuit Court Judges from Cook, DuPage, Lake, and Will Counties. We are expecting a fantastic crowd this year especially with the night belonging to Justice Jesse G. Reyes as our Socrates Dikastes Award recipient and Hon. Anna H. Demacopoulos receiving the Trailblazer Award.
We have the entire National Hellenic Museum for our Judge’s Night, but tickets are expected to sell out fast. Law students are encouraged to attend with a discounted rate. As usual, we will have multiple top-shelf open bars and pass savory hors d’oeuvres for all to enjoy. A DJ will play contemporary Greek music all night and the rooftop will open following the award presentations. It will be an evening of camaraderie surrounded by the backdrop of the city skyline. Enjoy the casual, fun opportunity to socialize with fellow Greek attorneys, philhellenes and members of the judiciary.
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
HBA MEMBERS
$125
NON-MEMBERS
$150
LAW STUDENTS
$75
SITTING JUDGES ONLY
COMPLIMENTARY
JUDGES NIGHT 2022
Thanks to everyone for making our annual Judge’s Night a resounding success again! After a 2-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Judge’s Night returned on June 9th with a sell-out crowd. Approximately 350 Judges and Greek attorneys and philhellenes attended the National Hellenic Museum to enjoy each other’s company and honor our award winners.
The night belonged to Justice Mary K. Rochford of the Illinois Appellate Court First District who was honored with the Socrates Dikastes Award…
Thanks to everyone for making our annual Judge’s Night a resounding success again! After a 2-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Judge’s Night returned on June 9th with a sell-out crowd. Approximately 350 Judges and Greek attorneys and philhellenes attended the National Hellenic Museum to enjoy each other’s company and honor our award winners.
The night belonged to Justice Mary K. Rochford of the Illinois Appellate Court First District who was honored with the Socrates Dikastes Award…
SOCRATES DIKASTES AWARD
The HBA would like to congratulate our Socrates Dikastes Award recipients.
The Socrates Dikastes Award is given annually at Judge’s Night to the judge who best exemplifies the principles pertinent to the bench as identified by the great Greek philosopher, Socrates. In his words, “Four things belong to a judge: to hear courteously, to answer wisely, to consider soberly and to decide impartially.”
Justice Jesse G. Reyes (2023)
Illinois Appellate Court, First District
Justice Mary K. Rochford (2022)
Illinois Appellate Court, First District
Judge Ruben Castillo (2019)
Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Judge Charles P. Kocoras (2018)
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Judge Timothy C. Evans (2017)
Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County
Justice Mary Jane Theis (2016)
Supreme Court Justice of the State of Illinois, First District
Judge Marjorie C. Laws (2015)
Presiding Judge of the Sixth Municipal District of Cook County
Judge James P. Flannery, Jr. (2014)
Presiding Judge of Law Division in the Circuit Court of Cook County
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The HBA would like to congratulate our award recipients for their lifetime of service on the bench.
Hon. Nicholas Geanopoulos (Ret.) (2022)
Circuit Court of Cook County
Hon. George Bakalis (Ret.) (2022)
18th Judicial Circuit Court DuPage County
Judge James A. Geocaris (Ret.) (2019)
Presiding Judge of the Third Municipal District of Cook County
Justice Themis N. Karnezis (2016)
Illinois Appellate Court First District
Judge Arthur C. Perivolidis (2013)
Circuit Court of Cook County
