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| Public Act 097-1069 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning civil law.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Circuit Courts Act is amended by changing | ||||
Sections 2 and 2a as follows:
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(705 ILCS 35/2) (from Ch. 37, par. 72.2)
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Sec. 2. Circuit judges shall be elected at the general | ||||
elections and
for terms as provided in Article VI of the | ||||
Illinois Constitution.
Ninety-four circuit judges shall be | ||||
elected in the Circuit of Cook
County and 3 circuit
judges | ||||
shall be elected in each of the other
circuits except as | ||||
provided in this Section. , but in In circuits other than Cook | ||||
County containing a population
of 230,000 or more inhabitants | ||||
and in which there is included a county
containing a population | ||||
of 200,000 or more inhabitants, or in circuits
other than Cook | ||||
County containing a population of 270,000 or more
inhabitants, | ||||
according to the last preceding federal census and in the
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circuit where the seat of State government is situated at the | ||||
time fixed
by law for the nomination of judges of the Circuit | ||||
Court in such circuit
and in any circuit which meets the | ||||
requirements set out in Section 2a of
this Act, 4 circuit | ||||
judges shall be elected in the manner provided by
law. In | ||||
circuits other than Cook County in which each county in the
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circuit has a population of 475,000 or more, 4 circuit judges | ||
shall be
elected in addition to the 4 circuit judges provided | ||
for in this
Section. In any circuit composed of 2 counties | ||
having a total
population of 350,000 or more, one circuit judge | ||
shall be elected in
addition to the 4 circuit judges provided | ||
for in this Section.
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Any additional circuit judgeships in the 19th and 22nd | ||
judicial circuits resulting by operation of this Section shall | ||
be filled, if at all, at the general election in 2006 only as | ||
provided in Section 2f-1. Thereafter, however, this Section | ||
shall not apply to the determination of the number of circuit | ||
judgeships in the 19th and 22nd judicial circuits. The number | ||
of circuit judgeships in the 19th judicial circuit shall be | ||
determined thereafter in accordance with Section 2f-1 and | ||
Section 2f-2 and shall be reduced in accordance with those | ||
Sections. The number of circuit judgeships in the 22nd judicial | ||
circuit shall be determined thereafter in accordance with | ||
Section 2f-1 and Section 2f-5 and shall be reduced in | ||
accordance with those Sections.
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Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section or any other | ||
law, the number
of at large judgeships of the 12th judicial | ||
circuit may be reduced as provided in subsections (a-10) and | ||
(a-15) of Section 2f-4.
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In the 23rd judicial circuit, there shall be no at large | ||
circuit judgeships and only resident circuit judges shall be | ||
elected as provided in Sections 2f-10 and 2f-11. | ||
The
several judges of the circuit courts of this State, | ||
before entering upon
the duties of their office, shall take and | ||
subscribe the following oath
or affirmation, which shall be | ||
filed in the office of the Secretary of
State:
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"I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I | ||
will
support the constitution of the United States, and the | ||
constitution of
the State of Illinois, and that I will | ||
faithfully discharge the duties
of judge of.... court, | ||
according to the best of my ability."
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One of the 3 additional circuit judgeships authorized by
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this amendatory Act in circuits other than Cook County in which | ||
each
county in the circuit has a population of 475,000 or more | ||
may be filled
when this Act becomes law. The 2 remaining | ||
circuit
judgeships in such circuits shall not be filled until | ||
on or after July
1, 1977.
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(Source: P.A. 96-108, eff. 7-30-09.)
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(705 ILCS 35/2a) (from Ch. 37, par. 72.2a)
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Sec. 2a.
In any circuit, other than Cook County and the | ||
23rd circuit, in which is situated any
State institution | ||
providing educational or welfare facilities for more than
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25,000 persons, 4 circuit judges shall be elected unless that | ||
circuit is
entitled to a greater number under Section 2.
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(Source: P.A. 76-2067.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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