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Encyclopedia > Supreme Court of Illinois

The Supreme Court of Illinois is the highest judicial court of the state 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.[1] The district encompassing Cook County is represented by three justices, while the other four districts elect one each. Each justice is elected for a term of ten years[2] and the chief justice is elected by the court from its members for a three-year term. Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... The Illinois Constitution is the governing body of the state of Illinois. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


The court has limited original jurisdiction, hears appeals of right in death penalty cases and cases where the constitutionality of laws has been called into question, and has a docket of discretionary appeal from the Illinois Appellate Court. Along with the state legislature, the court promulgates court rules for the state as a whole. Also, its members have the authority to elevate trial judges to the appellate court on a temporary basis. [3] The court administers professional discipline through the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Committee and they govern initial licensing through the Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar. Certiorari (pronunciation: sər-sh(ē-)ə-ˈrer-ē, -ˈrär-ē, -ˈra-rē) is a legal term in Roman, English and American law referring to a type of writ seeking judicial review. ... The Illinois Appellate Court is the court of first appeal for cases arising in the trial courts of the state of Illinois. ...

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Current Justices

  • Robert R. Thomas, Chief Justice (2nd District)
  • Thomas R. Fitzgerald (1st District)
  • Charles E. Freeman (1st District)
  • Rita B. Garman (4th District)
  • Lloyd A. Karmeier (5th District)
  • Thomas L. Kilbride (3rd District)
  • Anne M. Burke, (1st District)

Robert R. Thomas (born August 7, 1952 in Rochester, NY) is Chief Justice on the Supreme Court of Illinois for the Second District as of 2006. ... Thomas R. Fitzgerald is a member of the Illinois Supreme Court. ... Charles E. Freeman (born 1933) is an American attorney, judge and member of the Illinois Supreme Court. ... Rita B. Garman (born 19 November 1943) is a member of the Supreme Court of Illinois since being appointed on 5 February 2001. ... Lloyd A. Karmeier (born January 12, 1940) is a Justice on the State Supreme Court of Illinois. ... Thomas L. Kilbride was born in La Salle, Illinois, in 1953. ... Ann McGlone Burke (born circa 1944) is an Illinois Appellate Court Judge and the founder of the Special Olympics. ...

Previous Chief Justices

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2000 – Present

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1900 – 2000

  • Michael Anthony Bilandic (1994-97)
  • Thomas J. Moran (1988-90)
  • William G. Clark (1985-88)
  • Howard C. Ryan (1981-1984)
  • Roy Solfisburg (1967-1969)
  • John T. Culbertson (1969)
  • Ray Klingbiel (1964-1967)
  • Roy Solfisburg (1962-1963)
  • Byron O. House (1959-60)
  • Joseph E. Daily (1958-59)
  • Ray Klingbiel (1956-1957)
  • Joseph E. Daily (1951-52)
  • William J. Fulton (1944-45)
  • Charles C. Craig (1916-17)
  • John P. Hand (1907)
  • John P. Hand (1903)
  • Carroll C. Boggs (1900-01)

Michael Anthony Bilandic (born: February 13, 1923; died: January 16, 2002; buried in St. ... Roy J. Solfisburg, Jr. ... Ray I. Klingbiel (1901-1973) was the Chief Justice of Illinois in 1956-57, and again from 1964 to 1967. ...

1818 – 1900

  • Joseph N. Carter (1898-99)
  • David J. Baker (1893-94)
  • Joseph M. Bailey (1892-93)
  • Sidney Breese (1873-74)
  • Sidney Breese (1867-70)
  • Pinkney H. Walker (1864-67)
  • John Dean Caton (1857-64)
  • Sidney Breese (1857)
  • Walter B. Scates (1855-57)
  • Samuel H. Treat (1849-55)
  • William Wilson (1825-49)
  • Thomas Reynolds (1822-23)
  • Joseph Philips (1818-22)

Sidney Breese (September 7, 1800–June 27, 1878) was a U.S. Senator from Illinois. ...

References

  • Scammon, J. Young (1841). Illinois Reports v. 1, 2, Chicago: Gale & Burley. 
  • Gilman, Charles; Russell H. Curtis (1886). Illinois Reports v. 10. Chicago: Callaghan & Co. 
  • Peck, E. (1856). Illinois Reports v. 16. Chicago: D. B. Cooke & Co. 
  • Peck, E. (1869). Illinois Reports v. 16, 2, St. Louis: W. J. Gilbert. 
  • Peck, E. (1858). Illinois Reports v. 19. Chicago: D. B. Cooke & Co. 
  • Ewell, Marshall D.. Illinois Reports v. 33. 
  • Freeman, Norman L. (1866). Illinois Reports v. 44. Callaghan & Co. 

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The Supreme Court of Illinois is the apex court of judicature of the state of Illinois, United States of America.
The court's authority is granted in Article VI of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, which provides for seven justices elected from the five (appellate) judicial districts of the state.
The court has limited original jurisdiction, hears appeals of right in death penalty cases and cases where the constituonality of laws has been called into question, and has a docket of discretionary appeal from the Illinois Appellate Court.
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The State of Illinois has sought to protect relationships children have with their grandparents yet it also must protect the rights of a parent to whose preliminary right and responsibility it is to care for and nurture their children.
Although the appellate court examined the constitutionality of section 607(b)(1) as applied to a single parent's decision to limit grandparent visitation, we are compelled to examine the overall constitutional validity of the statute.
The Court did not reject the significance of the relationship between grandparents and their grandchildren; it simply acknowledged the presumption that a parent's decision regarding visitation is in the children's best interest.
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