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Thomas L. Kilbride (born August 5, 1953) is an American judge who served on the Supreme Court of Illinois from 2000 to 2020. Kilbride served as Chief Justice of the court from October 2010 through October 25, 2013. [3]
This list of county courthouses in Illinois provides information about each current Illinois county courthouse: name, photograph, city, construction year, and further comments. Each of the 102 county governments in the U.S. state of Illinois operates out of a building or complex of buildings known as the county's courthouse .
The Illinois Courts Commission, composed of one Supreme Court justice, two Appellate Court judges, two circuit court judges and two citizens, has the authority after notice and public hearing to remove from office, suspend without pay, censure or reprimand any member of the judiciary for willful misconduct in office, persistent failure to ...
O'Brien was appointed a judge of the Third District of the Illinois Appellate Court to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Thomas J. Homer. [5] She was sworn in on December 26, 2003. [6] O'Brien was elected to the court in 2004 and retained in 2014. [7] O'Brien was elected to the third district seat on the Illinois Supreme Court in ...
Supreme Court of Illinois: Preceded by: Michael N. Cook: Succeeded by: L. Dominic Kujawa, Jr. In office September 2010 – December 2012: Appointed by: Supreme Court of Illinois: Preceded by: Michael O'Malley: Succeeded by: Vincent J. Lopinot: Justice of the Illinois Appellate Court from the 5th district; In office July 8, 2005 – December 4 ...
The Illinois Secretary of State serves as the ex-officio Clerk of the Court of Claims. [3] Judges on the Court of Claims are appointed by the Governor of Illinois and confirmed by the Illinois Senate. In 1987, state legislation increased the number of judges on the Illinois Court of Claims from five judges to seven judges. [4]
[1]: 100 In the earliest years, three justices of the peace, acting collegiately, served the purposes of a county court; the first regular county court met in 1810 at the tavern of one Thomas Cox. [ 1 ] : 103 No courthouse was built during the territorial period ; Cox and other Kaskaskia tavern-keepers hosted the county government until 1812 ...
On November 3, 2020, he went on to win the general election against his challenger Democratic candidate and Appellate Justice Judy Cates. [8] He was sworn in on December 2, 2020. [9] After Overstreet's election to the Illinois Supreme Court, Milton S. Wharton, a retired judge, was appointed to the vacancy on the appellate court. [10]