The Illinois Judges Association has tapped a Cook County judge with a background in human rights issues to lead more than 1,200 active and retired state court judges.Associate Judge James E. Snyder, who was sworn in June 1 as the organization’s president, said he plans to set an agenda that will prioritize school programs and closer cooperation with the Illinois Lawyers’ Assistance Program.Snyder currently presides over a commercial litigation docket at the Daley Center. Prior to his appointment to the bench in …