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5 ILCS 255/7

(5 ILCS 255/7)
Sec. 7. Definition of judge.

For the purposes of this Act, "judge" means (i) an incumbent judge of the Illinois Supreme, Appellate, or Circuit Court, whether elected or appointed, (ii) a retired judge of the Illinois Supreme, Appellate, or Circuit Court, and (iii) an incumbent or retired associate judge of the Illinois Circuit Court. The term "judge" does not include a judge who has been convicted of a felony or who has been removed from office by the  Illinois Courts Commission.

(Source: P.A. 95-498, eff. 1-1-08.)