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Robert Randall Thomas (born August 7, 1952) is a former justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois and a former professional football player. He has served as the Illinois Supreme Court Justice for the Second District since December 4, 2000, and as chief justice from September 6, 2005, to September 5, 2008.
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Pages in category "Justices of the Supreme Court of Illinois" The following 60 pages are in this category, out of 60 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
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 one from each of the other four districts.
William Rehnquist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States, clerked for Justice Robert Jackson during the 1952 term. Law clerks have assisted the justices of the United States Supreme Court in various capacities since the first one was hired by Justice Horace Gray in 1882. Each justice is permitted to have between three and four law clerks per Court term. Most persons serving in this capacity ...
Litigation was filed in federal court challenging the law shortly after it was enacted with final judgement in the Southern District of Illinois federal court issued Nov. 8.
James Benton Parsons (1949): [36] [37] First African American male to serve as a Judge of the Superior Court of Cook County, Illinois (1959; William J. Haddad: [64] [65] First Arab American male to serve as a Judge (2003) and Chief Judge (2023) of the Circuit Court in Cook County, Illinois
Philip Ferrari, 52, of Sacramento, and Satnam Rattu, 42, of Folsom, were added to the local bench, according to a news release from the Sacramento County Superior Court.