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The Supreme Court of Illinois, in addition to being the state’s highest Court, is responsible for the state’s trial courts, one appellate court with five districts, and several supporting units. General administrative and supervisory authority over the court system is vested in the Supreme Court.
Justice O’Brien was elected to the Supreme Court on November 8, 2022. Justice O’Brien lives within the Third Appellate District with her husband and her three sons. Meet the Illinois Supreme Court Justices: This page features brief biographies of all the sitting judges of the Illinois Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court of Illinois is the state supreme court, the highest court of the judiciary of Illinois. The court's authority is granted in Article VI of the current Illinois Constitution, which provides for seven justices elected from the five appellate judicial districts of the state: three justices from the First District (Cook County) and ...
Lisa Holder White, a Republican running in a separate state Supreme Court district, is also unopposed. Votes will be counted in contested races after polls close in Illinois at 7 p.m. Central. See ...
The Office of the Illinois Courts provides information about the Illinois court system, including Circuit Courts, Appellate Courts, and the Supreme Court.
Founded in 1818, the Illinois Supreme Court is the state's highest court and has seven judgeships. The current chief of the court is Mary Jane Theis. As of December 2022, five judges on the court were Democrats and two judges were Republicans.
Supreme Court of Illinois Decisions. Seven justices serve on the Illinois Supreme Court, which is located in Springfield. The Court generally reviews appeals from the Illinois Appellate Court at its discretion, but it must hear an appeal when a case involves the constitutionality of a law.
The Illinois Supreme Court will begin its January term Tuesday with a first-ever female majority after the court welcomed four new justices last year. Justices Mary O’Brien and Elizabeth Rochford were sworn in last month following narrow victories in the November elections.
Illinois Supreme Court elections, 2024. The terms of two Illinois Supreme Court justices will expire on December 2, 2024. The two seats were up for partisan election on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for March 19, 2024. The filing deadline was December 4, 2023.
Justice Mary Jane Theis started her three year term as the new Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Wednesday. Theis succeeds Anne Burke, who will retire from the court in November. She is the fourth woman to serve as Chief Justice following the late Justice Mary Ann McMorrow, Justice Rita B. Garman, and Justice Burke.