| Judge Susan F. Zwick Judge Susan Zwick is assigned to the Law Jury Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County. In September 2001 through July of 2002, and currently, since January 2007 Judge Zwick has presided over numerous jury trials, including multi-party litigation, products liability, environmental and toxic tort, actions for medical and legal malpractice, personal injury, false arrest and imprisonment, breach of contract and construction negligence cases. Most of these trials are lengthy, highly publicized and complex. Judge Zwick is committed to continuing education for law students, lawyers, judges and the public. Since 1994 she has participated in both the Illinois State and Chicago Bar Association Education Seminar series as a presenter/ speaker on topics that include Civil Torts Practice, Criminal / Civil Evidence, Civil Procedure, Trial Advocacy and Ethics. Judge Zwick has been a faculty member with the Administrative Offices of the Illinois Courts/Judicial Education, and has taught Torts, Civil Procedure, Criminal and Civil Evidence to judges throughout Illinois. She currently serves as a member of the New Judge Faculty since her appointment by the Supreme Court in 2006, and teaches Judicial Ethics to those newly-elected to the bench . For the past five years, Judge Zwick has been designated and serves as a Judicial Mentor for new judges. Since 2005, Judge Zwick has been a visiting professor in Trial Advocacy at the University of Notre Dame, and a presenter at the Illinois Defense Council and National Business Institute. She is also active in preventative justice, and is committed to educating both students and parents about the law. One of the more successful programs entitled “Seven Reasons to Leave the Party” is aimed educating high school level students and preventing them from engaging in risky or detrimental behavior. Judge Zwick is a trained presenter, and participant in this program. Judge Zwick has been found qualified for retention by all bar associations. ...for more information, click here |
