Currently Judge Cynthia Raccuglia has been cited for judicial misconduct by the Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board for driving while under the influence and attempting to influence the police by claiming she was a judge. According to a newspaper article in the September 18, 1998 issue of the Ottawa Illinois Daily Times, she had a least two DUI citations against her. Can a judge frequently under the influence be a judge who can grant unbiased and impartial orders? CLR suggests that such a judge has brought disrepute to the Illinois judiciary and to her fellow judges.

In addition, Judge Cynthia Raccuglia, a judge in the Circuit Court of LaSalle County, issued a void order in case no. 95-ED-2, City of Marseilles v. Ross Blake Radke.

Judge Cynthia Raccuglia issued a void order that deprived Ross Blake Radke of his property.

Judge Cynthia Raccuglia, in her infinite wisdom and in her lack of knowledge of the law, usurped subject-matter jurisdiction and issued a void order. If Judge Cynthia Raccuglia does not know what constitutes a void order, how will she know what constitutes a valid order? It makes no difference to her, she just issues orders. Remember, some judges think they are God.

The Appellate Court vacated Judge Cynthia Raccuglia's order, since she lacked jurisdiction and therefore the order was void ab initio.

How many other void orders has she issued? Void orders are orders issued by a judge acting without jurisdiction, and are void whether appealed or not.

This is not the first time that Judge Cynthia Raccuglia issued a void order. Some judges never learn.

Every time an Illinois judge issues a void order, the judge has defrauded the State of Illinois.

CLR has frequently suggested that many orders issued in the courts are not valid orders, since they were issued without jurisdiction.

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