Municipal court judges do not take the decision to suspend people’s licenses lightly. These judges carefully weigh the risk to the public before determining if a driver should have his or her license suspended or revoked.
Because of the weight of the judge’s decision, you have to prepare accordingly before you appear in court and ask to have your license given back to you. You can prepare for your Illinois driver’s license reinstatement hearing by keeping these critical tips in mind.
Change Your Driving Behavior
The judge who presides over your Illinois driver’s license reinstatement hearing will want to know that you are a changed person and no longer prone to driving behaviors that led to your license suspension in the first place. Before you go to court, you need to take steps to actually reform your behavior and secure proof of it so that you can show the judge.
Some of the steps that you can take involve completing a defensive driving course or completing a drug or alcohol education program. These measures can show the judge that you realized your error and did everything in your power to learn better driving habits.
Hire a Lawyer
You also do not want to go to court without legal representation with you. It can be rather intimidating to appear before a judge and ask for your license to be returned to you. You have no idea of what to say and could accidentally answer the judge’s questions incorrectly.
Rather than take your chances of getting your license back, you can better your opportunity by allowing a lawyer to argue for you. Your attorney can present the judge with a solid argument that could win his or her favor and get you the judgement you want.
You can find out more about hiring an Illinois lawyer online. Contact us at Johnson & Goldrich P.C. or visit our website for more information.
