'I'm not a robot, and I don't preside like a robot, and I have a real personality, and I have real concerns and real interests, and I bring all of that into the courtroom with me,' said Associate Cook County Judge Maryam Ahmad.
The battle over no-cash bail is heating up in Illinois. There are lawsuits and fiercely divided opinions on the law that could allow most people charged with a crime to remain free until their trial.
"I'm not a robot, and I don't preside like a robot, and I have a real personality, and I have real concerns and real interests, and I bring all of that into the courtroom with me," she said. That compassion caught the attention of a CBS 2 colleague while listening to cases in bond court one day. This bond court is not for ultra-violent offenders, like accused murderers. Defendants who appear in Courtroom 100 are usually facing weapons, drug, and battery charges. The bond Ahmad sets for each defendant must fall within Illinois bail guidelines.But she also has discretion. That's when she laser-focuses on the specifics of the case, and the defendant's background.
"I try to respond to the people who are coming before me like I would the people on my street, because sometimes people from my street are in the courthouse, and I would want someone wearing that black robe to be compassionate to them, or to me or my family," she said. What the judge won't talk about is the future of bond court come Jan. 1, 2023, when a provision of the so-called"SAFE-T Act" that eliminates cash bail in Illinois is set to go into effect.
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