Judge Nowinski also presided over case involving man accused of killing 11-year-old, wounding boy's pregnant mother last March
IL Comptroller Susana Mendoza is renewing her calls for Cook County Judge Thomas Nowinski to resign after releasing Constantin Beldie .following the decision by Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans to move Judge Thomas Nowinski off cases involving domestic violence or orders of protection after anonymous threats, and the death of a woman on the Northwest Side last week.
This all comes as Evans took Nowinski off domestic violence cases, following anonymous threats, after Nowinski released Constantin Beldie, Lacramioara's husband, on electronic monitoring, before investigators say Beldie stabbed his wife to death last week in Jefferson Park.In October, Nowinski allowed Constantin Beldie to be released on electronic monitoring, despite a request from prosecutors that he remain in prison because they deemed him a risk to the community.
An off-duty Chicago police detective was also wounded in the fatal stabbing attack in Jefferson Park. Evans said his office is investigating whether any employee failed to follow policies and procedures in the case, and additional training will be provided to all judges who hear domestic violence cases and petitions for orders of protection.
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