CIVIL JUSTICE REFORM

The Illinois Business Roundtable has been one of the leaders in the fight for civil justice reform in Illinois. In early 1993, the Roundtable created the Illinois Civil Justice League, which has since grown to become one of the largest and most effective civil justice reform coalitions in the nation. The Roundtable continues to support the ICJL and plays an active role on the ICJL's Board of Directors and Executive Committee. The ICJL in turn works closely with and provides staff and professional support for the Roundtable's Civil Justice Reform Task Force.

The civil justice reform effort has expanded in recent years with the realization that significant reform is not possible without corresponding reform of the Illinois judiciary. Thus the ICJL and the IBRT are heavily focused not only on the legislative reforms that can fix a broken legal system, but also on the changes in the judiciary -- and some judges -- that are necessary to properly enforce and interpret the law.