Attorneys Bruce N. Cook of Belleville and Joy W. Schultz of Carbondale will make and second the motion to admit the new class. Their sons, Michael N. Cook and Jeffrey Schultz, are among the new attorneys. The Illinois State Bar Association will host a reception immediately following the ceremony. The ceremonies in the other districts will be held in Chicago, Elgin, Springfield and Peoria with Supreme Court justices presiding over each. The total number also includes 1,013 judges and 202 lawyers who serve in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Media coverage is invited.