Politics & Government
Transgender Attorney Says Winnebago Co. Judges, Clerks Have Harassed Her
Sheryl Ring said in one case, a court clerk has willfully refused to use her legal name.
ROCKFORD, IL — She's a transgender attorney who says she's been repeatedly harassed and discriminated against in court. The other problem? The state's ethics rules for attorneys actually allow that.
Her name is Sheryl Ring. It’s printed on the official card issued to licensed attorneys in Illinois.
But that hasn't stopped a revolving door of problems at one courthouse after another across Chicagoland.