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SB1938ham001 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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Filed: 5/19/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1938

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1938 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Circuit Courts Act is amended by changing
5 Sections 2, 2f-1, 2f-2, 2f-4, 2f-6, and 2f-9 and by adding
6 Sections 2k, 2m, 2n, 2p, and 2q as follows:
 
7     (705 ILCS 35/2)  (from Ch. 37, par. 72.2)
8     Sec. 2. Circuit judges shall be elected at the general
9 elections and for terms as provided in Article VI of the
10 Illinois Constitution. Ninety-four circuit judges shall be
11 elected in the Circuit of Cook County and 3 circuit judges
12 shall be elected in each of the other circuits, but in circuits
13 other than Cook County containing a population of 230,000 or
14 more inhabitants and in which there is included a county
15 containing a population of 200,000 or more inhabitants, or in
16 circuits other than Cook County containing a population of

 

 

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1 270,000 or more inhabitants, according to the last preceding
2 federal census and in the circuit where the seat of State
3 government is situated at the time fixed by law for the
4 nomination of judges of the Circuit Court in such circuit and
5 in any circuit which meets the requirements set out in Section
6 2a of this Act, 4 circuit judges shall be elected in the manner
7 provided by law. In circuits other than Cook County in which
8 each county in the circuit has a population of 475,000 or more,
9 4 circuit judges shall be elected in addition to the 4 circuit
10 judges provided for in this Section. In any circuit composed of
11 2 counties having a total population of 350,000 or more, one
12 circuit judge shall be elected in addition to the 4 circuit
13 judges provided for in this Section.
14     Any additional circuit judgeships in the 19th and 22nd
15 judicial circuits resulting by operation of this Section shall
16 be filled, if at all, at the general election in 2006 only as
17 provided in Section 2f-1. Thereafter, however, this Section
18 shall not apply to the determination of the number of circuit
19 judgeships in the 19th and 22nd judicial circuits. The number
20 of circuit judgeships in the 19th judicial circuit shall be
21 determined thereafter in accordance with Section 2f-1 and
22 Section 2f-2 and shall be reduced in accordance with those
23 Sections. The number of circuit judgeships in the 22nd judicial
24 circuit shall be determined thereafter in accordance with
25 Section 2f-1 and Section 2f-5 and shall be reduced in
26 accordance with those Sections.

 

 

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1     Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section or any other
2 law, the number of at large judgeships of the 12th judicial
3 circuit may be reduced by one or 2 judgeships as provided in
4 subsections subsection (a-10) and (a-15) of Section 2f-4.
5     The several judges of the circuit courts of this State,
6 before entering upon the duties of their office, shall take and
7 subscribe the following oath or affirmation, which shall be
8 filed in the office of the Secretary of State:
9     "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I
10 will support the constitution of the United States, and the
11 constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will
12 faithfully discharge the duties of judge of.... court,
13 according to the best of my ability."
14     One of the 3 additional circuit judgeships authorized by
15 this amendatory Act in circuits other than Cook County in which
16 each county in the circuit has a population of 475,000 or more
17 may be filled when this Act becomes law. The 2 remaining
18 circuit judgeships in such circuits shall not be filled until
19 on or after July 1, 1977.
20 (Source: P.A. 93-541, eff. 8-18-03; 94-727, eff. 2-14-06.)
 
21     (705 ILCS 35/2f-1)
22     Sec. 2f-1. 19th and 22nd judicial circuits.
23     (a) On December 4, 2006, the 19th judicial circuit is
24 divided into the 19th and 22nd judicial circuits as provided in
25 Section 1 of the Circuit Courts Act. This division does not

 

 

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1 invalidate any action taken by the 19th judicial circuit or any
2 of its judges, officers, employees, or agents before December
3 4, 2006. This division does not affect any person's rights,
4 obligations, or duties, including applicable civil and
5 criminal penalties, arising out of any action taken by the 19th
6 judicial circuit or any of its judges, officers, employees, or
7 agents before December 4, 2006.
8     (b) Of the 7 circuit judgeships elected at large in the
9 19th circuit before the general election in 2006, the Supreme
10 Court shall assign 5 to the 19th circuit and 2 to the 22nd
11 circuit, based on residency of the circuit judges then holding
12 those judgeships. The 5 assigned to the 19th circuit shall
13 continue to be elected at large, except those at large
14 judgeships that become resident judgeships as provided in
15 subsection (a-5) of Section 2f-2. The 2 assigned to the 22nd
16 circuit shall continue to be elected at large.
17     (b-5) Except as provided in subsection (b-10), the number
18 of at large judgeships of the 19th judicial circuit shall be
19 the number of at large judgeships specified for assigned to the
20 19th judicial circuit pursuant to subsection (b) plus only the
21 judgeship designated as vacancy A by the State Board of
22 Elections filled at the 2006 general election. If, before, on,
23 or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th
24 General Assembly, the State Board of Elections has certified or
25 certifies one or more candidates for a judgeship of the 19th
26 judicial circuit designated as vacancy B or C by the State

 

 

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1 Board of Elections, then all such certifications are revoked
2 and are null and void by operation of law and the names of any
3 such candidates shall not appear upon the 2006 general primary
4 ballot or the 2006 general election ballot for any of those
5 judgeships. Except as provided in subsection (b-10), the number
6 of at large judgeships of the 22nd judicial circuit shall be
7 the number of at large judgeships assigned to the 22nd judicial
8 circuit pursuant to subsection (b) plus only the judgeship
9 designated as vacancy A by the State Board of Elections filled
10 at the 2006 general election. If, before, on, or after the
11 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General
12 Assembly, the State Board of Elections has certified or
13 certifies one or more candidates for the judgeship of the 22nd
14 judicial circuit designated as vacancy B by the State Board of
15 Elections, then any such certifications are revoked and are
16 null and void by operation of law and the names of any such
17 candidates shall not appear upon the 2006 general primary
18 ballot or the 2006 general election ballot for that judgeship.
19     (b-10) If this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly
20 is held unconstitutional and as a result the judgeships
21 designated by the State Board of Elections as vacancies A, B,
22 and C of the 19th judicial circuit are filled at the 2006
23 general election, then the number of at large judgeships of the
24 19th judicial circuit shall be only the number of at large
25 judgeships specified for assigned to the 19th judicial circuit
26 pursuant to subsection (b). If this amendatory Act of the 94th

 

 

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1 General Assembly is held unconstitutional and as a result the
2 judgeships designated by the State Board of Elections as
3 vacancies A and B of the 22nd judicial circuit are filled at
4 the 2006 general election, then the number of at large
5 judgeships of the 22nd judicial circuit shall be only the
6 number of at large judgeships assigned to the 22nd judicial
7 circuit pursuant to subsection (b).
8     (b-15) If subsection (b-10) applies, then each vacancy
9 occurring in an at large judgeship of the 19th judicial circuit
10 on or after the holding of unconstitutionality shall not be
11 filled by any means and each of those vacant judgeships is
12 abolished, until the number of at large judgeships of the 19th
13 judicial circuit returns to the number of at large judgeships
14 specified for the 19th judicial circuit by subsection (b-10).
15 If subsection (b-10) applies, then each vacancy occurring in an
16 at large judgeship of the 22nd judicial circuit on or after the
17 holding of unconstitutionality shall not be filled by any means
18 and each of those vacant judgeships is abolished, until the
19 number of at large judgeships of the 22nd judicial circuit
20 returns to the number of at large judgeships specified for the
21 22nd judicial circuit by subsection (b-10).
22     (c) The 6 resident judgeships elected from Lake County
23 before the general election in 2006 shall become resident
24 judgeships in the 19th circuit on December 4, 2006, and the 3
25 resident judgeships elected from McHenry County before the
26 general election in 2006 shall become resident judgeships in

 

 

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1 the 22nd circuit on December 4, 2006.
2     (d) On December 4, 2006, the Supreme Court shall allocate
3 the associate judgeships of the 19th circuit before that date
4 between the 19th and 22nd circuits based on the residency of
5 the associate judges; however, the number of associate judges
6 allocated to the 19th circuit shall be no less than the number
7 of associate judges residing in Lake County on March 22, 2004.
8     (e) On December 4, 2006, the Supreme Court shall allocate
9 personnel, books, records, documents, property (real and
10 personal), funds, assets, liabilities, and pending matters
11 concerning the 19th circuit before that date between the 19th
12 and 22nd circuits based on the population and staffing needs of
13 those circuits and the efficient and proper administration of
14 the judicial system. The rights of employees under applicable
15 collective bargaining agreements are not affected by this
16 amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly.
17     (f) The judgeships set forth in this Section include the
18 judgeships authorized under Sections 2g, 2h, and 2j. The
19 judgeships authorized in those Sections are not in addition to
20 those set forth in this Section.
21 (Source: P.A. 93-541, eff. 8-18-03; 93-1040, eff. 9-28-04;
22 94-727, eff. 2-14-06.)
 
23     (705 ILCS 35/2f-2)
24     Sec. 2f-2. 19th judicial circuit; subcircuits; additional
25 judges.

 

 

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1     (a) The 19th circuit shall be divided into 6 subcircuits.
2 The subcircuits shall be compact, contiguous, and
3 substantially equal in population. The General Assembly by law
4 shall create the subcircuits, using population data as
5 determined by the 2000 federal census, and shall determine a
6 numerical order for the 6 subcircuits. That numerical order
7 shall be the basis for the order in which resident judgeships
8 are assigned to the subcircuits. The 6 resident judgeships to
9 be assigned that are not added by or converted from at large
10 judgeships as provided in this amendatory Act of the 96th
11 General Assembly shall be assigned to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th,
12 5th, and 6th subcircuits, in that order. The 6 resident
13 judgeships to be assigned that are added by or converted from
14 at large judgeships as provided in this amendatory Act of the
15 96th General Assembly shall be assigned to the 6th, 5th, 4th,
16 3rd, 2nd, and 1st subcircuits, in that order. Once a resident
17 judgeship is assigned to a subcircuit, it shall continue to be
18 assigned to that subcircuit for all purposes.
19     (a-5) Of the at large judgeships of the 19th judicial
20 circuit, the first 3 that are or become vacant on or after the
21 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General
22 Assembly shall become resident judgeships of the 19th judicial
23 circuit to be allotted by the Supreme Court under subsection
24 (c) and filled by election, except that the Supreme Court may
25 fill those judgeships by appointment for any remainder of a
26 vacated term until the resident judgeships are filled initially

 

 

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1 by election. As used in this subsection, a vacancy does not
2 include the expiration of a term of an at large judge who seeks
3 retention in that office at the next term.
4     (a-10) The 19th judicial circuit shall have 3 additional
5 resident judgeships to be allotted by the Supreme Court under
6 subsection (c). One of the additional resident judgeships shall
7 be filled by election beginning at the 2010 general election.
8 Two of the additional resident judgeships shall be filled by
9 election beginning at the 2012 general election.
10     (b) The 19th circuit shall have a total of 12 6 resident
11 judgeships (6 resident judgeships existing on the effective
12 date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, 3
13 formerly at large judgeships as provided in subsection (a-5),
14 and 3 resident judgeships added by subsection (a-10)). The
15 number of resident judgeships allotted to subcircuits of the
16 19th judicial circuit pursuant to this Section shall constitute
17 all the resident judgeships of the 19th judicial circuit.
18     (c) The Supreme Court shall allot (i) all vacancies in
19 resident judgeships of the 19th circuit existing on or
20 occurring on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act
21 of the 93rd General Assembly and not filled at the 2004 general
22 election, and (ii) the resident judgeships of the 19th circuit
23 filled at the 2004 general election as those judgeships
24 thereafter become vacant, (iii) the 3 formerly at large
25 judgeships described in subsection (a-5) as they become
26 available, and (iv) the 3 resident judgeships added by

 

 

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1 subsection (a-10), for election from the various subcircuits
2 until there are 2 resident judges is one resident judge to be
3 elected from each subcircuit. No resident judge of the 19th
4 circuit serving on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
5 the 93rd General Assembly shall be required to change his or
6 her residency in order to continue serving in office or to seek
7 retention in office as resident judgeships are allotted by the
8 Supreme Court in accordance with this Section.
9     (d) A resident judge elected from a subcircuit shall
10 continue to reside in that subcircuit as long as he or she
11 holds that office. A resident judge elected from a subcircuit
12 after January 1, 2008, must retain residency as a registered
13 voter in the subcircuit to run for retention from the circuit
14 at large thereafter.
15     (e) Vacancies in resident judgeships of the 19th circuit
16 shall be filled in the manner provided in Article VI of the
17 Illinois Constitution.
18 (Source: P.A. 94-727, eff. 2-14-06; 95-610, eff. 9-11-07.)
 
19     (705 ILCS 35/2f-4)
20     Sec. 2f-4. 12th circuit; subcircuits; additional judges.
21     (a) The 12th circuit shall be divided into 5 subcircuits.
22 The subcircuits shall be compact, contiguous, and
23 substantially equal in population. The General Assembly by law
24 shall create the subcircuits, using population data as
25 determined by the 2000 federal census, and shall determine a

 

 

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1 numerical order for the 5 subcircuits. That numerical order
2 shall be the basis for the order in which resident judgeships
3 are assigned to the subcircuits. The 5 resident judgeships to
4 be assigned after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
5 the 96th General Assembly shall be assigned to the 3rd, 4th,
6 5th, 1st, and 2nd subcircuits, in that order. Once a resident
7 judgeship is assigned to a subcircuit, it shall continue to be
8 assigned to that subcircuit for all purposes.
9     (a-10) The first vacancy in the 12th judicial circuit's 10
10 existing circuit judgeships (8 at large and 2 resident), but
11 not in the additional judgeships described in subsections (b)
12 and (b-5), that exists on or after the effective date of this
13 amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly shall not be
14 filled, by appointment or election, and that judgeship is
15 eliminated. Of the 12th judicial circuit's 10 existing circuit
16 judgeships (8 at large and 2 resident), but not the additional
17 judgeships described in subsections (b) and (b-5), the second
18 to be vacant or become vacant on or after the effective date of
19 this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly shall be
20 allotted as a 12th circuit resident judgeship under subsection
21 (c).
22     (a-15) Of the at large judgeships of the 12th judicial
23 circuit not affected by subsection (a-10), the first 2 that are
24 or become vacant on or after the effective date of this
25 amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall become
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1 by the Supreme Court under subsection (c) and filled by
2 election, except that the Supreme Court may fill those
3 judgeships by appointment for any remainder of a vacated term
4 until the resident judgeships are filled initially by election.
5     (a-20) As used in subsections (a-10) and (a-15) this
6 subsection, a vacancy does not include the expiration of a term
7 of an at large or resident judge who seeks retention in that
8 office at the next term.
9     (b) The 12th circuit shall have 6 3 additional resident
10 judgeships, as well as its existing resident judgeship as
11 established in subsection (a-10) or judgeships, and existing at
12 large judgeships, for a total of 15 12 judgeships available to
13 be allotted under subsection (c) to the 10 5 subcircuit
14 resident judgeships. The additional resident judgeship created
15 by Public Act 93-541 shall be filled by election beginning at
16 the general election in 2006. The 2 additional resident
17 judgeships created by this amendatory Act of 2004 shall be
18 filled by election beginning at the general election in 2008.
19 The additional resident judgeships created by this amendatory
20 Act of the 96th General Assembly shall be filled by election
21 beginning at the general election in 2010. After the
22 subcircuits are created by law, the Supreme Court may fill by
23 appointment the additional resident judgeships created by
24 Public Act 93-541, and this amendatory Act of 2004, and this
25 amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly until the 2006, or
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1     (b-5) In addition to the number of circuit judges and
2 resident judges otherwise authorized by law, and
3 notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning on April
4 1, 2006 there shall be one additional resident judge who is a
5 resident of and elected from the fourth judicial subcircuit of
6 the 12th judicial circuit. That additional resident judgeship
7 may be filled by appointment by the Supreme Court until filled
8 by election at the general election in 2008, regardless of
9 whether the judgeships for subcircuits 1, 2, and 3 have been
10 filled.
11     (c) The Supreme Court shall allot (i) the additional
12 resident judgeships of the 12th circuit created by Public Act
13 93-541, and this amendatory Act of 2004, and this amendatory
14 Act of the 96th General Assembly, and (ii) the second vacancy
15 in the at large and resident judgeships of the 12th circuit as
16 provided in subsection (a-10), and (iii) the 2 formerly at
17 large judgeships described in subsection (a-15) as they become
18 available, for election from the various subcircuits until,
19 with the additional judge of the fourth subcircuit described in
20 subsection (b-5), there are 2 is one resident judges judge to
21 be elected from each subcircuit. No at large or resident judge
22 of the 12th circuit serving on August 18, 2003 shall be
23 required to change his or her residency in order to continue
24 serving in office or to seek retention in office as at large or
25 resident judgeships are allotted by the Supreme Court in
26 accordance with this Section.

 

 

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1     (d) A resident judge elected from a subcircuit shall
2 continue to reside in that subcircuit as long as he or she
3 holds that office. A resident judge elected from a subcircuit
4 after January 1, 2008, must retain residency as a registered
5 voter in the subcircuit to run for retention from the circuit
6 at large thereafter.
7     (e) Vacancies in resident judgeships of the 12th circuit
8 shall be filled in the manner provided in Article VI of the
9 Illinois Constitution, except as otherwise provided in this
10 Section.
11 (Source: P.A. 94-727, eff. 2-14-06; 95-610, eff. 9-11-07.)
 
12     (705 ILCS 35/2f-6)
13     Sec. 2f-6. 17th judicial circuit; subcircuits.
14     (a) The 17th circuit shall be divided into 4 subcircuits.
15 The subcircuits shall be compact, contiguous, and
16 substantially equal in population. The General Assembly by law
17 shall create the subcircuits, using population data as
18 determined by the 2000 federal census, and shall determine a
19 numerical order for the 4 subcircuits. That numerical order
20 shall be the basis for the order in which resident judgeships
21 are assigned to the subcircuits. Once a resident judgeship is
22 assigned to a subcircuit, it shall continue to be assigned to
23 that subcircuit for all purposes.
24     (a-10) Of the 17th circuit's 9 existing circuit judgeships
25 existing on April 7, 2005 (6 at large and 3 resident), but not

 

 

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1 including the one resident judgeship added by this amendatory
2 Act of the 96th General Assembly, the 3 resident judgeships
3 shall be allotted as 17th circuit resident judgeships under
4 subsection (c) as those resident judgeships are or become
5 vacant on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
6 the 93rd General Assembly. Of the 17th circuit's associate
7 judgeships, the first associate judgeship that is or becomes
8 vacant on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
9 the 93rd General Assembly shall become a resident judgeship of
10 the 17th circuit to be allotted by the Supreme Court under
11 subsection (c) as a resident subcircuit judgeship. These
12 resident judgeships, and the one resident judgeship added by
13 this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, shall
14 constitute all of the resident judgeships of the 17th circuit.
15 As used in this subsection, a vacancy does not include the
16 expiration of a term of a resident judge who seeks retention in
17 that office at the next term. A vacancy does not exist or occur
18 at the expiration of an associate judge's term if the associate
19 judge is reappointed.
20     (b) The 17th circuit shall have a total of 4 judgeships (3
21 resident judgeships existing on April 7, 2005 and one associate
22 judgeship), but not including the one resident judgeship added
23 by this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, available
24 to be allotted to the 4 subcircuit resident judgeships.
25     (c) The Supreme Court shall allot (i) the 3 resident
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1 they are or become vacant as provided in subsection (a-10) and
2 (ii) the one associate judgeship converted into a resident
3 judgeship of the 17th circuit as it is or becomes vacant as
4 provided in subsection (a-10), for election from the various
5 subcircuits until there is one resident judge to be elected
6 from each subcircuit. No resident or associate judge of the
7 17th circuit serving on the effective date of this amendatory
8 Act of the 93rd General Assembly shall be required to change
9 his or her residency in order to continue serving in office or
10 to seek retention or reappointment in office as resident
11 judgeships are allotted by the Supreme Court in accordance with
12 this Section.
13     (d) A resident judge elected from a subcircuit shall
14 continue to reside in that subcircuit as long as he or she
15 holds that office. A resident judge elected from a subcircuit
16 after January 1, 2008, must retain residency as a registered
17 voter in the subcircuit to run for retention from the circuit
18 at large thereafter.
19     (e) Vacancies in resident judgeships of the 17th circuit
20 shall be filled in the manner provided in Article VI of the
21 Illinois Constitution.
22 (Source: P.A. 95-610, eff. 9-11-07.)
 
23     (705 ILCS 35/2f-9)
24     Sec. 2f-9. 16th judicial circuit; subcircuits.
25     (a) The 16th circuit shall be divided into 5 subcircuits.

 

 

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1 The subcircuits shall be compact, contiguous, and
2 substantially equal in population. The General Assembly by law
3 shall create the subcircuits, using population data as
4 determined by the 2000 federal census, and shall determine a
5 numerical order for the 5 subcircuits. That numerical order
6 shall be the basis for the order in which resident judgeships
7 are assigned to the subcircuits. Once a resident judgeship is
8 assigned to a subcircuit, it shall continue to be assigned to
9 that subcircuit for all purposes.
10     (b) Of the 16th circuit's 16 existing circuit judgeships
11 existing on April 7, 2005 (7 at large and 9 resident), but not
12 including the 3 resident judgeships added by this amendatory
13 Act of the 96th General Assembly, 5 of the 9 resident
14 judgeships shall be allotted as 16th circuit resident
15 judgeships under subsection (c) as (i) the first resident
16 judgeship of DeKalb County, (ii) the first resident judgeship
17 of Kendall County, and (iii) the first 2 resident judgeships of
18 Kane County are or become vacant on or after the effective date
19 of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, and (iv)
20 the first resident judgeship of Kane County (in addition to the
21 2 vacancies under item (iii)) is or becomes vacant after the
22 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General
23 Assembly. These 5 resident subcircuit judgeships and the
24 remaining 6 4 resident judgeships shall constitute all of the
25 resident judgeships of the 16th circuit. As used in this
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1 of a resident judge who seeks retention in that office at the
2 next term.
3     (c) The Supreme Court shall allot the first eligible DeKalb
4 County vacancy, the first eligible Kendall County vacancy, and
5 the first 3 Kane County vacancies in resident judgeships of the
6 16th circuit as provided in subsection (b), for election from
7 the various subcircuits. The judgeships shall be assigned to
8 the subcircuits based upon the numerical order of the 5
9 subcircuits. No resident judge of the 16th circuit serving on
10 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General
11 Assembly shall be required to change his or her residency in
12 order to continue serving in office or to seek retention in
13 office as judgeships are allotted by the Supreme Court in
14 accordance with this Section.
15     (d) A resident judge elected from a subcircuit shall
16 continue to reside in that subcircuit as long as he or she
17 holds that office. A resident judge elected from a subcircuit
18 after January 1, 2008, must retain residency as a registered
19 voter in the subcircuit to run for retention from the circuit
20 at large thereafter.
21     (e) Vacancies in resident judgeships of the 16th circuit
22 shall be filled in the manner provided in Article VI of the
23 Illinois Constitution.
24 (Source: P.A. 94-3, eff. 5-31-05; 95-610, eff. 9-11-07.)
 
25     (705 ILCS 35/2k new)

 

 

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1     Sec. 2k. Additional 16th circuit resident judge; Kane
2 County. In addition to the number of circuit judges otherwise
3 authorized by this Act, there shall be one additional judge
4 elected in the 16th judicial circuit who shall be a resident of
5 and elected from Kane County. The additional resident circuit
6 judgeship created by this Section may be filled by appointment
7 by the Illinois Supreme Court until the judgeship is filled by
8 election beginning at the 2010 general election. The judgeship
9 provided by this Section shall not be a subcircuit judgeship.
 
10     (705 ILCS 35/2m new)
11     Sec. 2m. Additional 16th circuit resident judge; DeKalb
12 County. In addition to the number of circuit judges otherwise
13 authorized by this Act, there shall be one additional judge
14 elected in the 16th judicial circuit who shall be a resident of
15 and elected from DeKalb County. The additional resident circuit
16 judgeship created by this Section may be filled by appointment
17 by the Illinois Supreme Court until the judgeship is filled by
18 election beginning at the 2010 general election. The judgeship
19 provided by this Section shall not be a subcircuit judgeship.
 
20     (705 ILCS 35/2n new)
21     Sec. 2n. Additional 16th circuit resident judge; Kendall
22 County. In addition to the number of circuit judges otherwise
23 authorized by this Act, there shall be one additional judge
24 elected in the 16th judicial circuit who shall be a resident of

 

 

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1 and elected from Kendall County. The additional resident
2 circuit judgeship created by this Section may be filled by
3 appointment by the Illinois Supreme Court until the judgeship
4 is filled by election beginning at the 2010 general election.
5 The judgeship provided by this Section shall not be a
6 subcircuit judgeship.
 
7     (705 ILCS 35/2p new)
8     Sec. 2p. Additional 13th circuit resident judge; Grundy
9 County. In addition to the number of circuit judges otherwise
10 authorized by this Act, there shall be one additional circuit
11 judge in the 13th circuit who shall be a resident of and
12 elected from Grundy County. The judgeship shall be filled by
13 appointment until it is filled by election at the general
14 election in November of 2010.
 
15     (705 ILCS 35/2q new)
16     Sec. 2q. Additional 17th circuit resident judge; Boone
17 County. In addition to the number of circuit judges otherwise
18 authorized by this Act, there shall be one additional judge
19 elected in the 17th judicial circuit who shall be a resident of
20 and elected from Boone County. The additional resident circuit
21 judgeship created by this Section may be filled by appointment
22 by the Illinois Supreme Court until the judgeship is filled by
23 election beginning at the 2010 general election. The judgeship
24 provided by this Section shall not be a subcircuit judgeship. A

 

 

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1 resident judge elected from Boone County under this Section
2 must continue to reside in Boone County as long as he or she
3 holds that office.
 
4     Section 10. The Associate Judges Act is amended by adding
5 Sections 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4 as follows:
 
6     (705 ILCS 45/2.2 new)
7     Sec. 2.2. Additional associate judge; 16th circuit. In
8 addition to the number of associate judges authorized under
9 Sections 2 and 2.1 of this Act, there shall be one additional
10 associate judge appointed in the 16th circuit.
 
11     (705 ILCS 45/2.3 new)
12     Sec. 2.3. Additional associate judge; 17th circuit. In
13 addition to the number of associate judges authorized under
14 Sections 2 and 2.1 of this Act, there shall be one additional
15 associate judge appointed in the 17th circuit.
 
16     (705 ILCS 45/2.4 new)
17     Sec. 2.4. Additional associate judges; 18th circuit. In
18 addition to the number of associate judges authorized under
19 Sections 2 and 2.1 of this Act, there shall be 2 additional
20 associate judges appointed in the 18th circuit.
 
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1 becoming law.".