Judge Removed, Sidley Partner Prosecutes Disciplinary Case

An Illinois state court judge was ordered removed from the bench after a regulatory body said he lied to police about firing a gun into a neighbor’s apartment and tried to retaliate against female colleagues who filed sex harassment complaints against him.

The Illinois Courts Commission levied the punishment on Sept. 27 against Patrick O’Shea, who’d been a judge in DuPage County outside Chicago for six years. His removal is effective Oct. 1, according to the court commission order.

Sidley Austin partner Kevin Fee led the disciplinary prosecution in his role as lead trial counsel to the Illinois Judicial Inquiry ...