Domestic violence judge who released man suspected of killing wife is off bench after anonymous threats
Judge Thomas E. Nowinski isn't hearing domestic violence cases due to threats, Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans said ...
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Judge Under Fire For Domestic Violence Rulings Not Hearing Cases After Threats Made Against Him
Judge Thomas E. Nowinski released a man who allegedly went on to fatally stab his wife in Portage Park and denied an ...
Calls renewed for Cook County judge's resignation as domestic violence cases getting closer look
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is renewing her calls for a Cook County judge to resign.
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Judge who made controversial electronic monitoring decision not hearing domestic violence cases because of threats
Judge Thomas Nowinski on Oct. 9 denied a Cook County prosecutor’s petition to detain Constantin Beldie, 57, on accusations ...
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Under bail reform, more domestic violence defendants ordered held pending trial in Cook County
Most notable was a recent case in which Judge Thomas E. Nowinski rejected prosecutors’ petition to hold Constantin Beldie in ...
Cook Co. chief judge working to change how domestic violence cases handled after deadly NW Side case
The Cook County judge who released a suspect from custody who later allegedly killed his wife is not currently hearing cases involving domestic violence or orders of protection, according to a ...
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Advocates want Illinois judge reassigned after releasing man who police say later killed his wife
The victim's husband, Constantin Beldie, 57, escaped, but was later found dead inside a vehicle a block away, after taking his own life. It turns out there were numerous attempts by Lacramioara ...
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Nanny stabbed to death in Portage Park remembered as a ‘ray of light’ in fundraising appeal
Her husband, Constantin Beldie, 57, had already been charged with choking and attempting to kidnap her last month when he allegedly stabbed her to death Tuesday afternoon in the 5600 block of West ...
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Judge ripped by advocates, state official for releasing man later accused of killing wife
A day after a man allegedly killed his estranged wife and was found dead blocks away in Portage Park, a Cook County judge faced heavy criticism for refusing to hold the suspect in custody as he ...
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Man suspected of killing estranged wife before being found dead was previously released on electronic monitoring
During a detention hearing, Cook County prosecutors argued for detention as the public defender for Constantin Beldie, 57, hit back against the state’s evidence. Judge Thomas Nowinski ordered ...
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Cook County Chief Judge says Lacramioara Beldie’s death ‘should not have occurred’
The woman in question — 54-year-old Lacramioara Beldie — was killed on Monday, Nov. 18, when her husband, Constantin Beldie, stabbed her to death before taking his own life in the city’s ...