In re Marriage of Arjmand

Summary

The Illinois Supreme Court held that an appeal authorized under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 304(a) does not give the appellate court jurisdiction to review earlier orders denying a petition or motion for substitution of judge. Rule 304(a) permits review of the specified final judgment and prior orders necessarily intertwined with its merits, but substitution rulings are independent of those merits. The court affirmed the appellate court's dismissal of that portion of the appeal.