Lawley v. State

Claimant, Kay Lawley, seeks to recover the sum of $38,732.35 from Respondent for her services as a court reporter. Claimant was employed by the State from September 1,1963 to April 30,1969 as an official court reporter of the Circuit Court of Sangamon County, Illinois. She was assigned to perform court reporting services for Judge Creel Douglas during this period.

In the course of her employment, Claimant was the court reporter assigned to report all proceedings in a lengthy criminal trial heard by Judge Douglas entitled, People v. Bassett, et al. Pre-trial motions were heard in the case in…