Judge Abbey Fishman Romanek: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

Circuit Court of Cook County (Domestic Relations Division), Department - Courtroom 3008, Calendar 94

Appointed By: Illinois Supreme Court

Biography

The Hon. Abbey Fishman Romanek is a judge on the Circuit Court of Cook County in Illinois. Romanek was elected to the bench in 2014, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of the Hon. Barbara M. Meyer.


During her judicial tenure, she has held an assignment in the Domestic Relations Division.


Prior to her election, Romanek worked as an attorney in private practice, specializing in medical malpractice matters. She worked with several law firms, some of which included the Franklin Law Group and North Shore LAW. During that time, Romanek earned an AV-Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Before that, she spent three years as an assistant attorney general in the Medicaid Fraud Control Bureau of the Illinois Attorney General’s Office.


She received a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1981. Romanek then completed a J.D. at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law, in 1987. She was admitted to practice in Illinois (1987).


Romanek has served on the Village of Wilmette Zoning Board as well as the Executive Board of the Illinois Holocaust Museum and the Board of Connections for the Homeless.


She is the daughter of a Holocaust survivor. When her mother was sixteen years old, she obtained a Polish paper and learned the catechism in order to avoid the concentration camps. Her father, a Rabbi, worked in Massachusetts and the Displaced Persons Camps of Germany. He also ministered to the mentally ill as chaplain and chief chaplain at Chicago Read Mental Health Center.


She is registered as a Democrat.

Recent Cases by Hon. Abbey Fishman Romanek

On December 30, 2024 a petition for dissolution of marriage - no children case was filed in the jurisdiction of Cook County. Judge Abbey Fishman Romanek presiding.

3 Files
Filed

Dec 30, 2024

Status

Active

Court

Circuit

County

Cook County, IL

Court Category

Petition for Dissolution of Marriage - No Children

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Divorce,Separation

Case Last Refreshed

Mar 20, 2025

On December 27, 2024 a petition for dissolution of marriage - children case was filed in the jurisdiction of Cook County. Judge Abbey Fishman Romanek presiding.

2 Files
Filed

Dec 27, 2024

Status

Active

Court

Circuit

County

Cook County, IL

Court Category

Petition for Dissolution of Marriage - Children

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Divorce,Separation

Case Last Refreshed

Mar 13, 2025

On December 23, 2024 a petition for dissolution of marriage - children case was filed in the jurisdiction of Cook County. Judge Abbey Fishman Romanek presiding.

4 Files
Filed

Dec 23, 2024

Status

Active

Court

Circuit

County

Cook County, IL

Court Category

Petition for Dissolution of Marriage - Children

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Divorce,Separation

Case Last Refreshed

Mar 20, 2025

On December 23, 2024 a petition for dissolution of marriage - no children case was filed in the jurisdiction of Cook County. Judge Abbey Fishman Romanek presiding.

4 Files
Filed

Dec 23, 2024

Status

Active

Court

Circuit

County

Cook County, IL

Court Category

Petition for Dissolution of Marriage - No Children

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Divorce,Separation

Case Last Refreshed

Mar 20, 2025

On December 18, 2024 a petition for dissolution of marriage - no children case was filed in the jurisdiction of Cook County. Judge Abbey Fishman Romanek presiding.

8 Files
Filed

Dec 18, 2024

Status

Active

Court

Circuit

County

Cook County, IL

Court Category

Petition for Dissolution of Marriage - No Children

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Divorce,Separation

Case Last Refreshed

Mar 13, 2025

On December 13, 2024 a petition for dissolution of marriage - no children case was filed in the jurisdiction of Cook County. Judge Abbey Fishman Romanek presiding.

3 Files
Filed

Dec 13, 2024

Status

Active

Court

Circuit

County

Cook County, IL

Court Category

Petition for Dissolution of Marriage - No Children

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Divorce,Separation

Case Last Refreshed

Mar 13, 2025

On December 13, 2024 a petition for dissolution (civil union) - no children case was filed in the jurisdiction of Cook County. Judge Abbey Fishman Romanek presiding.

4 Files
Filed

Dec 13, 2024

Status

Closed

Court

Circuit

County

Cook County, IL

Court Category

Petition for Dissolution (Civil Union) - No Children

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Divorce,Separation

Case Last Refreshed

Mar 20, 2025

On December 10, 2024 a petition for dissolution of marriage - children case was filed in the jurisdiction of Cook County. Judge Abbey Fishman Romanek presiding.

4 Files
Filed

Dec 10, 2024

Status

Active

Court

Circuit

County

Cook County, IL

Court Category

Petition for Dissolution of Marriage - Children

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Divorce,Separation

Case Last Refreshed

Mar 20, 2025

On December 10, 2024 a petition for dissolution of marriage - no children case was filed in the jurisdiction of Cook County. Judge Abbey Fishman Romanek presiding.

3 Files
Filed

Dec 10, 2024

Status

Active

Court

Circuit

County

Cook County, IL

Court Category

Petition for Dissolution of Marriage - No Children

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Divorce,Separation

Case Last Refreshed

Mar 20, 2025

On December 6, 2024 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Cook County. Judge Abbey Fishman Romanek presiding.

6 Files
Filed

Dec 06, 2024

Status

Active

Court

Circuit

County

Cook County, IL

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Divorce,Separation

Case Last Refreshed

Mar 27, 2025

On December 3, 2024 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Cook County. Judge Abbey Fishman Romanek presiding.

3 Files
Filed

Dec 03, 2024

Status

Active

Court

Circuit

County

Cook County, IL

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Divorce,Separation

Case Last Refreshed

Mar 27, 2025

On December 2, 2024 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Cook County. Judge Abbey Fishman Romanek presiding.

2 Files
Filed

Dec 02, 2024

Status

Closed

Court

Circuit

County

Cook County, IL

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Divorce,Separation

Case Last Refreshed

Mar 27, 2025

On November 26, 2024 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Cook County. Judge Abbey Fishman Romanek presiding.

1 File
Filed

Nov 26, 2024

Status

Active

Court

Circuit

County

Cook County, IL

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Divorce,Separation

Case Last Refreshed

Mar 27, 2025

On November 18, 2024 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Cook County. Judge Abbey Fishman Romanek presiding.

2 Files
Filed

Nov 18, 2024

Status

Active

Court

Circuit

County

Cook County, IL

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Divorce,Separation

Case Last Refreshed

Mar 27, 2025

On October 7, 2024 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Cook County. Judge Abbey Fishman Romanek presiding.

2 Files
Filed

Oct 07, 2024

Status

Active

Court

Circuit

County

Cook County, IL

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Divorce,Separation

Case Last Refreshed

Apr 02, 2025

On September 30, 2024 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Cook County. Judge Abbey Fishman Romanek presiding.

7 Files
Filed

Sep 30, 2024

Status

Active

Court

Circuit

County

Cook County, IL

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Divorce,Separation

Case Last Refreshed

Apr 02, 2025

On September 30, 2024 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Cook County. Judge Abbey Fishman Romanek presiding.

2 Files
Filed

Sep 30, 2024

Status

Active

Court

Circuit

County

Cook County, IL

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Divorce,Separation

Case Last Refreshed

Apr 02, 2025

On September 25, 2024 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Cook County. Judge Abbey Fishman Romanek presiding.

3 Files
Filed

Sep 25, 2024

Status

Closed

Court

Circuit

County

Cook County, IL

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Divorce,Separation

Case Last Refreshed

Apr 04, 2025

On September 17, 2024 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Cook County. Judge Abbey Fishman Romanek presiding.

1 File
Filed

Sep 17, 2024

Status

Active

Court

Circuit

County

Cook County, IL

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Divorce,Separation

Case Last Refreshed

Sep 17, 2024

On September 16, 2024 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Cook County. Judge Abbey Fishman Romanek presiding.

Filed

Sep 16, 2024

Status

Active

Court

Circuit

County

Cook County, IL

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Divorce,Separation

Case Last Refreshed

Apr 04, 2025

On September 9, 2024 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Cook County. Judge Abbey Fishman Romanek presiding.

Filed

Sep 09, 2024

Status

Active

Court

Circuit

County

Cook County, IL

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Divorce,Separation

Case Last Refreshed

Sep 13, 2024

On August 30, 2024 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Cook County. Judge Abbey Fishman Romanek presiding.

1 File
Filed

Aug 30, 2024

Status

Closed

Court

Circuit

County

Cook County, IL

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Divorce,Separation

Case Last Refreshed

Apr 08, 2025

On August 22, 2024 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Cook County. Judge Abbey Fishman Romanek presiding.

2 Files
Filed

Aug 22, 2024

Status

Closed

Court

Circuit

County

Cook County, IL

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Divorce,Separation

Case Last Refreshed

Apr 08, 2025

On August 13, 2024 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Cook County. Judge Abbey Fishman Romanek presiding.

Filed

Aug 13, 2024

Status

Active

Court

Circuit

County

Cook County, IL

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Divorce,Separation

Case Last Refreshed

Aug 13, 2024