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FILE - In this March 28, 2014 file photo, former St. Clair County Judge Mike Cook walks from the federal courthouse in East St. Louis, Ill., after being sentenced to two years in federal prison on heroin and weapons charges. The disgraced Illinois judge was at the center of a courthouse drug scandal that included a fellow jurist's cocaine death. A filing April 1, 2014 by U.S. District Judge Joe Billy McDade shows Cook must surrender by May 28 to whatever lockup the Federal Bureau of Prisons slots for him, with recommendations that Cook be considered for placement in prisons in Estill, S.C., Pensacola, Fla., or Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Belleville News-Democrat, Tim Vizer, File)

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Former St. Clair County Judge Michael Cook, right, arrives at the U.S. District Courthouse in East St. Louis, Ill., with his father, Bruce Cook. U.S. District Judge Joe Billy McDade on Wednesday rejected a plea deal on heroin and gun charges for the former Illinois judge at the center of a courthouse drug scandal, saying the 18-month prison sentence wasn't long enough. Cook, 43, who has been free on bond, pleaded guilty in November to a misdemeanor heroin-possession charge and a felony count of having firearms while being a user of controlled substances. (AP Photo/Belleville News-Democrat, Derik Holtmann)

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This undated photo provided by the St. Clair County Sheriff's Department via the Belleville News-Democrat shows Sean McGilvery. McGilvery is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, at U.S. District Court in East St. Louis, Ill., for his role in a drug-trafficking ring prosecutors say also involved a judge who later resigned after being accused of heroin possession. McGilvery pleaded guilty in October to felony heroin conspiracy and possession charges. (AP Photo/St. Clair County Sheriff's Department via The Belleville News-Democrat)

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**FILE** St. Clair County, Ill., Circuit Judge Michael Cook is seen here in October 2010 during his swearing-in ceremony. (Associated Press/Belleville News-Democrat, Derik Holtmann, File)

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