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Circuit judges are elected for six years, may be retained by voters for additional six-year terms, and can hear any kind of case. Circuit judges are elected on a circuit-wide, or "at-large", basis or from the county or sub-circuit where they reside, depending on how the particular seat was created. The Illinois State Constitution provides that ...
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 ...
Article III federal judges are those appointed under Article III, Section 1 of the U.S Constitution. Due to the Compensation Clause, these judges are federal judges that may not have their salaries diminished during their time in office, and are appointed to indefinite terms and may not be removed unless they resign or are impeached.
Pay has risen for sharply for trial court judges in New York over the past decade, while the D.C. judges have made the most on average for years. But cost of living factors mean the bench is more ...
Circuit Judge Frank Easterbrook: Chicago, IL: 1948 1985–present 2006–2013 — Reagan: 57 Circuit Judge Michael B. Brennan: Milwaukee, WI: 1963 2018–present — — Trump: 58 Circuit Judge Michael Y. Scudder: Chicago, IL: 1971 2018–present — — Trump: 59 Circuit Judge Amy St. Eve: Chicago, IL: 1965 2018–present — — Trump: 60 ...
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 ...
Brown’s case has bounced around Illinois’ judicial system for years, having been in front of the Illinois Supreme Court in 2020 and 2022. Poss Illinois quick hits: Judge strikes down parts of ...
To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge. A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years, or until age 70, whichever occurs first.