EDWARDSVILLE — The 3rd Judicial Circuit has received two grants from the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice to help self-represented litigants.
The circuit will receive funding for two part-time positions dedicated to assisting with Order of Protection and Stalking and Civil No Contact dockets.
“Our judges, law library, Legal Self-Help Center and foreclosure mediation staff have been working tirelessly to fill the additional needs of the court created by the pandemic,” said Chief Judge William Mudge. “These grants will allow us to continue providing assistance and services to self-represented litigants who are victims of domestic violence or facing foreclosure.”
Self-Represented Litigants Coordinator Angela Wille will manage the grant related to Order of Protections with the Presiding Judge of the Family Division, Circuit Judge Amy Sholar.
“The Order of Protection Assistants role is critical to the efficient functioning of the docket and the timely response to the litigants,” said Sholar. “With the number of self-represented litigants continuing to rise, having assistants in the court allow the staff in the Law Library and Self-Help Center to maintain their role helping self-represented litigants.”
Self-Represented Litigants Coordinator Jennifer Dunham will manage the grant related to foreclosures with Associate Judge Ronald Foster.
“The Foreclosure Mediation Program has been a valuable resource for the homeowners of Madison County who are facing the uncertainty of foreclosure,” said Foster. “This grant will help us continue the work of the mediation program and help expand assistance to self-represented litigants who are engaged in these legal proceedings.”
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