I-LAW hopes to draw attention to the importance of judicial elections with billboard truck tour

The judiciary is an often overlooked and seldom understood branch of government. It is a branch of government, though, that has significant influence over our daily lives. Judges make decisions every day that affect our health care, community safety, and our economy.

Nothing brings this point home better than the recent decision by the Illinois Supreme Court to strike down the state’s historic medical malpractice reform law. The future of healthcare in Illinois is in jeopardy because Justices Thomas Kilbride, Thomas Fitzgerald, Charles Freeman and Anne Burke gave a huge gift to personal injury lawyers at the expense of doctors and their patients.

This election cycle is especially a critical one as three of the Supreme Court justices (Justices Kilbride, Freeman and Fitzgerald) who opposed the medical malpractice reform law are up for retention in November.

To highlight the importance of the judiciary, Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watch (I-LAW), a grassroots, non-partisan legal watchdog group, is hitting the road this week with a billboard truck containing a message about how “Good Judges Matter.” Too much is at stake this year to skip these important retention questions.

To learn more about I-LAW’s grassroots efforts to restore common sense and fairness to Illinois courts, visit www.ILLawsuitAbuseWatch.org.