| 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. |
