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Illinois Reports (Full Text of Various Editions) Chronological Index to Information Contained in the Illinois Supreme Court Reporters, Excluding Opinions; The Lawyer's Reference Manual of Law Books and Citations: American Reports: Illinois (1884) (Notes on Volumes and Editions) Illinois Official Court Reports Act (705 ILCS 65/)
The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Illinois is the federal prosecuting office for cases arising in 38 counties in Southern Illinois. The Office is headquartered in Fairview Heights and also has branch offices in Benton and East St. Louis.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (in case citations, 7th Cir.) is the U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the courts in the following districts: Central District of Illinois
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]
In 1837, Congress created the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, placing it in Chicago, Illinois and giving it jurisdiction over the District of Illinois, 5 Stat. 176. [ 5 ] On February 13, 1855, by 10 Stat. 606 , the District of Illinois was subdivided into Northern and the Southern Districts. [ 5 ]
The majority of the judges (18 in the First District, and between seven and nine in each of the Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Districts) are elected, with the remaining judges having been appointed by the Supreme Court of Illinois. [4] Civil cases appealed from the Illinois Appellate Court are heard by the Supreme Court of Illinois upon the ...
Daley Center is the central courthouse, and one of six courthouses for the County One of the Circuit Court's courthouses. The Circuit Court of Cook County is the largest of the 25 circuit courts (trial courts of original and general jurisdiction) in the judiciary of Illinois as well as one of the largest unified court systems in the United States – second only in size to the Superior Court ...
An associate judge can hear any case, except criminal cases punishable by a prison term of one year or more, unless the associate judge has received approval from the Chief Judge of the circuit to hear other criminal cases. [31] The Illinois Courts Commission, composed of one Supreme Court justice, two Appellate Court judges, two circuit court ...