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Judge who made controversial electronic monitoring decision not hearing domestic violence cases because of threats
Judge Thomas Nowinski on Oct. 9 denied a Cook County prosecutor’s petition to detain Constantin Beldie, 57, on accusations that he threw her to the ground and held her in his car, finding that ...
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Advocates want Illinois judge reassigned after releasing man who police say later killed his wife
Prosecutors in that case asked Judge Thomas Nowinski to order Constantin held in Cook County Jail while he awaited trial, but Nowinski denied that motion, and instead released him on electronic ...
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Cook County judge reassigned from domestic violence cases after releasing man later accused of killing wife
Donation Options Search Search Search Cook County Judge Thomas Nowinski requested to be transferred to the court’s Third Municipal District in Rolling Meadows where he will hear misdemeanor and ...
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Judge ripped by advocates, state official for releasing man later accused of killing wife
Court records show prosecutors tried to have the suspect held in custody pending trial but Judge Thomas E. Nowinski denied the request. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Share A day after a man ...
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Judge who released Portage Park domestic violence suspect reassigned
Judge Thomas Nowinski will move to the Circuit Court’s Third Municipal District, where he will hear misdemeanors and traffic cases, a shift that the judge apparently supported. On Oct. 9 ...
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Dozens of elected officials demand Cook County chief judge make immediate changes in domestic violence court
Prosecutors tried to have the homicide suspect held in custody pending trial, but Judge Thomas Nowinski denied the request. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times file photo Share Dozens of elected ...
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Cook Co. chief judge working to change how domestic violence cases handled after deadly NW Side case
In October, Judge Thomas Nowinski allowed Constantin Beldie to be released on electronic monitoring, despite a request from prosecutors that he remain in prison because they deemed him a risk to ...
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Domestic violence judge who released man suspected of killing wife is off bench after anonymous threats
Judge Thomas Nowinski was not on the bench Monday or Tuesday at the domestic violence courthouse at 555 W. Harrison St., with Chief Judge Timothy Evans announcing that Nowinski was not hearing ...
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‘Two dead people who went before a judge were denied help’: Judge reassigned to traffic court after protection order scandals in 2 domestic violence cases lead to slain victims
Thomas Nowinski (Cook County Democratic Party). A judge in Illinois has been effectively self-demoted after his decisions in two cases resulted in the death of a child and a woman. Cook County ...
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Moving a judge is only a short-term fix for how courts handle domestic violence
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IL comptroller among those calling for Cook County judge to resign after suspected killer's release
In October, Judge Thomas Nowinski allowed Constantin Beldie to be released on electronic monitoring, despite a request from prosecutors that he remain in prison. On Tuesday, Lacramioara Beldie was ...
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Judge ripped by advocates, state official for releasing man later accused of killing wife
In a harshly written statement, advocates for domestic violence survivors urged Chief Judge Timothy Evans to reassign Judge Thomas E. Nowinski to prevent him from hearing similar domestic cases.