Laura C. Liu Sworn As Cook County Circuit Judge

Laura C. Liu was sworn in as a Circuit Judge of Cook County on Friday, December 17. Ms. Liu had been a partner at Hogan Marren, Ltd. until her appointment. She joined the firm in 1998, and her practice was focused on civil litigation and health care law. In remarks at the swearing-in ceremony, Edward M. Hogan commented on Ms. Liu’s integrity, diligence, honesty and fairness.

Judge Liu will be the first Chinese-American judge to serve on the Circuit Court of the Cook County bench and the first Chinese-American female judge in Illinois.