Former Cook County Prosecutor Kim Foxx lost her authority to practice law in Illinois after failing to keep her license up to date.
According to the Illinois Bar Registration and Disciplinary Board (ARCD), Foxx is “not authorized to act as an attorney.” [the] Attorney has not certified the required MCLE [Minimum Continuing Legal Education] compliance. “
Her law license was suspended on December 1st.
Former Cook County Attorney Kimberly Fox is no longer licensed to practice law in Illinois. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)
Liberal prosecutor said: wagon tv He said the suspension was an “administrative error” and that she had “more than enough credits.”
The day of the suspension came after Mr. Fox's successor, Eileen O'Neil Burke, began her role as Cook County's top police officer.
O'Neill Burke was elected last month after Fox decided not to run for re-election. She promised tougher prosecutions for criminals.
“No disrespect to the previous state's attorney, but I think there will be a different philosophy,” DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin told the Fox News affiliate. WFLD. “When you prosecute crimes and hold criminals accountable, it's effective.”
Jussie Smollett is led out of the courtroom after being sentenced at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on March 10, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Jussie Smollett lied to police about a hate crime after he reported to police that two masked men yelled racist and anti-gay remarks and physically attacked him near his Chicago home in 2019. He was found guilty at the end of last year for the crime. He was sentenced to 150 days in prison. He was sentenced to 30 months in prison, suspended for 30 months, ordered to pay $120,000 in restitution to the city of Chicago, and pay a $25,000 fine. (Photo by Brian Cassella Pool/Getty Images) (Brian Cassella Pool/Getty Images)
Mr. Fox, who became state's attorney for Cook County, Illinois, in 2016, has frequently faced intense criticism over his lax enforcement policies, including his handling of the Jussie Smollett case.
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Prosecutors have dropped charges against Smollett, a black gay actor who concocted an elaborate “hate crime” hoax that claimed he attacked two white men on a Chicago street while shouting, “This is MAGA country.” caused widespread protests. ” They tied a rope around his neck and poured bleach on him.
The New York Post reported that the FCC last week “adopted an order approving Mr. Soros' acquisition of more than 200 radio stations in 40 markets, just weeks before the presidential election.” (Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Mr. Fox came to office with significant support from billionaire George Soros, who donated $400,000 to his 2016 election campaign. He also donated $2 million to a fund supporting Fox in the 2020 election.
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Fox News Digital's Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.
