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1    AN ACT concerning courts.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Circuit Courts Act is amended by changing
5Sections 2f, 2f-2, 2f-4, 2f-5, 2f-6, and 2f-9 as follows:
 
6    (705 ILCS 35/2f)  (from Ch. 37, par. 72.2f)
7    Sec. 2f. (a) The Circuit of Cook County shall be divided
8into 15 units to be known as subcircuits. The subcircuits shall
9be compact, contiguous, and substantially equal in population.
10The General Assembly shall create the subcircuits by law on or
11before July 1, 1991, using population data as determined by the
121990 Federal census.
13    (a-5) In 2021, the General Assembly shall redraw the
14boundaries of the subcircuits to reflect the results of the
152020 federal decennial census. The General Assembly shall
16redraw the subcircuit boundaries after every federal decennial
17census. The subcircuits shall be compact, contiguous, and
18substantially equal in population. In accordance with
19subsection (d), a resident judgeship assigned to a subcircuit
20shall continue to be assigned to that subcircuit. Any vacancy
21in a resident judgeship existing on or occurring after the
22effective date of a law redrawing the boundaries of the
23subcircuits shall be filled by a resident of the redrawn

 

 

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1subcircuit.
2    (b) The 165 resident judges to be elected from the Circuit
3of Cook County shall be determined under paragraph (4) of
4subsection (a) of Section 2 of the Judicial Vacancies Act.
5    (c) The Supreme Court shall allot (i) the additional
6resident judgeships provided by paragraph (4) of subsection (a)
7of Section 2 of the Judicial Vacancies Act and (ii) all
8vacancies in resident judgeships existing on or occurring on or
9after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1990, with
10respect to the other resident judgeships of the Circuit of Cook
11County, for election from the various subcircuits until there
12are 11 resident judges to be elected from each of the 15
13subcircuits (for a total of 165). A resident judgeship
14authorized before the effective date of this amendatory Act of
151990 that became vacant and was filled by appointment by the
16Supreme Court before that effective date shall be filled by
17election at the general election in November of 1992 from the
18unit of the Circuit of Cook County within Chicago or the unit
19of that Circuit outside Chicago, as the case may be, in which
20the vacancy occurred.
21    (d) As soon as practicable after the subcircuits are
22created by law, the Supreme Court shall determine by lot a
23numerical order for the 15 subcircuits. That numerical order
24shall be the basis for the order in which resident judgeships
25are assigned to the subcircuits. After the first round of
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1the same numerical order. Once a resident judgeship is assigned
2to a subcircuit, it shall continue to be assigned to that
3subcircuit for all purposes.
4    (e) A resident judge elected from a subcircuit shall
5continue to reside in that subcircuit as long as he or she
6holds that office. A resident judge elected from a subcircuit
7after January 1, 2008, must retain residency as a registered
8voter in the subcircuit to run for retention from the circuit
9at large thereafter.
10(Source: P.A. 95-610, eff. 9-11-07.)
 
11    (705 ILCS 35/2f-2)
12    Sec. 2f-2. 19th judicial circuit; subcircuits; additional
13judges.
14    (a) The 19th circuit shall be divided into 6 subcircuits.
15The subcircuits shall be compact, contiguous, and
16substantially equal in population. The General Assembly by law
17shall create the subcircuits, using population data as
18determined by the 2000 federal census, and shall determine a
19numerical order for the 6 subcircuits. That numerical order
20shall be the basis for the order in which resident judgeships
21are assigned to the subcircuits. The 6 resident judgeships to
22be assigned that are not added by or converted from at large
23judgeships as provided in this amendatory Act of the 96th
24General Assembly shall be assigned to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th,
255th, and 6th subcircuits, in that order. The 6 resident

 

 

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1judgeships to be assigned that are added by or converted from
2at large judgeships as provided in this amendatory Act of the
396th General Assembly shall be assigned to the 6th, 5th, 4th,
43rd, 2nd, and 1st subcircuits, in that order. Once a resident
5judgeship is assigned to a subcircuit, it shall continue to be
6assigned to that subcircuit for all purposes.
7    (a-3) In 2021, the General Assembly shall redraw the
8boundaries of the subcircuits to reflect the results of the
92020 federal decennial census. The General Assembly shall
10redraw the subcircuit boundaries after every federal decennial
11census. The subcircuits shall be compact, contiguous, and
12substantially equal in population. In accordance with
13subsection (a), a resident judgeship assigned to a subcircuit
14shall continue to be assigned to that subcircuit. Any vacancy
15in a resident judgeship existing on or occurring after the
16effective date of a law redrawing the boundaries of the
17subcircuits shall be filled by a resident of the redrawn
18subcircuit.
19    (a-5) Of the at large judgeships of the 19th judicial
20circuit, the first 3 that are or become vacant on or after the
21effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General
22Assembly shall become resident judgeships of the 19th judicial
23circuit to be allotted by the Supreme Court under subsection
24(c) and filled by election, except that the Supreme Court may
25fill those judgeships by appointment for any remainder of a
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1by election. As used in this subsection, a vacancy does not
2include the expiration of a term of an at large judge who seeks
3retention in that office at the next term.
4    (a-10) The 19th judicial circuit shall have 3 additional
5resident judgeships to be allotted by the Supreme Court under
6subsection (c). One of the additional resident judgeships shall
7be filled by election beginning at the 2010 general election.
8Two of the additional resident judgeships shall be filled by
9election beginning at the 2012 general election.
10    (b) The 19th circuit shall have a total of 12 resident
11judgeships (6 resident judgeships existing on the effective
12date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, 3
13formerly at large judgeships as provided in subsection (a-5),
14and 3 resident judgeships added by subsection (a-10)). The
15number of resident judgeships allotted to subcircuits of the
1619th judicial circuit pursuant to this Section shall constitute
17all the resident judgeships of the 19th judicial circuit.
18    (c) The Supreme Court shall allot (i) all vacancies in
19resident judgeships of the 19th circuit existing on or
20occurring on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act
21of the 93rd General Assembly and not filled at the 2004 general
22election, (ii) the resident judgeships of the 19th circuit
23filled at the 2004 general election as those judgeships
24thereafter become vacant, (iii) the 3 formerly at large
25judgeships described in subsection (a-5) as they become
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1subsection (a-10), for election from the various subcircuits
2until there are 2 resident judges to be elected from each
3subcircuit. No resident judge of the 19th circuit serving on
4the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General
5Assembly shall be required to change his or her residency in
6order to continue serving in office or to seek retention in
7office as resident judgeships are allotted by the Supreme Court
8in accordance with this Section.
9    (d) A resident judge elected from a subcircuit shall
10continue to reside in that subcircuit as long as he or she
11holds that office. A resident judge elected from a subcircuit
12after January 1, 2008, must retain residency as a registered
13voter in the subcircuit to run for retention from the circuit
14at large thereafter.
15    (e) Vacancies in resident judgeships of the 19th circuit
16shall be filled in the manner provided in Article VI of the
17Illinois Constitution.
18(Source: P.A. 95-610, eff. 9-11-07; 96-108, eff. 7-30-09.)
 
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.
22The subcircuits shall be compact, contiguous, and
23substantially equal in population. The General Assembly by law
24shall create the subcircuits, using population data as
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1numerical order for the 5 subcircuits. That numerical order
2shall be the basis for the order in which resident judgeships
3are assigned to the subcircuits. The 5 resident judgeships to
4be assigned after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
5the 96th General Assembly shall be assigned to the 3rd, 4th,
65th, 1st, and 2nd subcircuits, in that order. Once a resident
7judgeship is assigned to a subcircuit, it shall continue to be
8assigned to that subcircuit for all purposes.
9    (a-5) In 2021, the General Assembly shall redraw the
10boundaries of the subcircuits to reflect the results of the
112020 federal decennial census. The General Assembly shall
12redraw the subcircuit boundaries after every federal decennial
13census. The subcircuits shall be compact, contiguous, and
14substantially equal in population. In accordance with
15subsection (a), a resident judgeship assigned to a subcircuit
16shall continue to be assigned to that subcircuit. Any vacancy
17in a resident judgeship existing on or occurring after the
18effective date of a law redrawing the boundaries of the
19subcircuits shall be filled by a resident of the redrawn
20subcircuit.
21    (a-10) The first vacancy in the 12th judicial circuit's 10
22existing circuit judgeships (8 at large and 2 resident), but
23not in the additional judgeships described in subsections (b)
24and (b-5), that exists on or after the effective date of this
25amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly shall not be
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1eliminated. Of the 12th judicial circuit's 10 existing circuit
2judgeships (8 at large and 2 resident), but not the additional
3judgeships described in subsections (b) and (b-5), the second
4to be vacant or become vacant on or after the effective date of
5this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly shall be
6allotted as a 12th circuit resident judgeship under subsection
7(c).
8    (a-15) Of the at large judgeships of the 12th judicial
9circuit not affected by subsection (a-10), the first 2 that are
10or become vacant on or after the effective date of this
11amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall become
12resident judgeships of the 12th judicial circuit to be allotted
13by the Supreme Court under subsection (c) and filled by
14election, except that the Supreme Court may fill those
15judgeships by appointment for any remainder of a vacated term
16until the resident judgeships are filled initially by election.
17    (a-20) As used in subsections (a-10) and (a-15), a vacancy
18does not include the expiration of a term of an at large or
19resident judge who seeks retention in that office at the next
20term.
21    (b) The 12th circuit shall have 6 additional resident
22judgeships, as well as its existing resident judgeship as
23established in subsection (a-10), and existing at large
24judgeships, for a total of 15 judgeships available to be
25allotted under subsection (c) to the 10 subcircuit resident
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1Public Act 93-541 shall be filled by election beginning at the
2general election in 2006. The 2 additional resident judgeships
3created by this amendatory Act of 2004 shall be filled by
4election beginning at the general election in 2008. The
5additional resident judgeships created by this amendatory Act
6of the 96th General Assembly shall be filled by election
7beginning at the general election in 2010. After the
8subcircuits are created by law, the Supreme Court may fill by
9appointment the additional resident judgeships created by
10Public Act 93-541, this amendatory Act of 2004, and this
11amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly until the 2006,
122008, or 2010 general election, as the case may be.
13    (b-5) In addition to the number of circuit judges and
14resident judges otherwise authorized by law, and
15notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning on April
161, 2006 there shall be one additional resident judge who is a
17resident of and elected from the fourth judicial subcircuit of
18the 12th judicial circuit. That additional resident judgeship
19may be filled by appointment by the Supreme Court until filled
20by election at the general election in 2008, regardless of
21whether the judgeships for subcircuits 1, 2, and 3 have been
22filled.
23    (c) The Supreme Court shall allot (i) the additional
24resident judgeships of the 12th circuit created by Public Act
2593-541, this amendatory Act of 2004, and this amendatory Act of
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1large and resident judgeships of the 12th circuit as provided
2in subsection (a-10), and (iii) the 2 formerly at large
3judgeships described in subsection (a-15) as they become
4available, for election from the various subcircuits until,
5with the additional judge of the fourth subcircuit described in
6subsection (b-5), there are 2 resident judges to be elected
7from each subcircuit. No at large or resident judge of the 12th
8circuit serving on August 18, 2003 shall be required to change
9his or her residency in order to continue serving in office or
10to seek retention in office as at large or resident judgeships
11are allotted by the Supreme Court in accordance with this
12Section.
13    (d) A resident judge elected from a subcircuit shall
14continue to reside in that subcircuit as long as he or she
15holds that office. A resident judge elected from a subcircuit
16after January 1, 2008, must retain residency as a registered
17voter in the subcircuit to run for retention from the circuit
18at large thereafter.
19    (e) Vacancies in resident judgeships of the 12th circuit
20shall be filled in the manner provided in Article VI of the
21Illinois Constitution, except as otherwise provided in this
22Section.
23(Source: P.A. 95-610, eff. 9-11-07; 96-108, eff. 7-30-09.)
 
24    (705 ILCS 35/2f-5)
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1judgeship.
2    (a) The 22nd circuit shall be divided into 4 subcircuits.
3The subcircuits shall be compact, contiguous, and
4substantially equal in population. The General Assembly by law
5shall create the subcircuits, using population data as
6determined by the 2000 federal census, and shall determine a
7numerical order for the 4 subcircuits. That numerical order
8shall be the basis for the order in which resident judgeships
9are assigned to the subcircuits. Once a resident judgeship is
10assigned to a subcircuit, it shall continue to be assigned to
11that subcircuit for all purposes.
12    (a-5) In 2021, the General Assembly shall redraw the
13boundaries of the subcircuits to reflect the results of the
142020 federal decennial census. The General Assembly shall
15redraw the subcircuit boundaries after every federal decennial
16census. The subcircuits shall be compact, contiguous, and
17substantially equal in population. In accordance with
18subsection (a), a resident judgeship assigned to a subcircuit
19shall continue to be assigned to that subcircuit. Any vacancy
20in a resident judgeship existing on or occurring after the
21effective date of a law redrawing the boundaries of the
22subcircuits shall be filled by a resident of the redrawn
23subcircuit.
24    (b) Other than the resident judgeship added by this
25amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the 22nd circuit
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1existing resident judgeships, for a total of 4 resident
2judgeships to be allotted to the 4 subcircuit resident
3judgeships. The additional resident judgeship created by this
4amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly shall be filled by
5election beginning at the general election in 2006 and shall
6not be filled by appointment before the general election in
72006. The number of resident judgeships allotted to subcircuits
8of the 22nd judicial circuit pursuant to this Section, and the
9resident judgeship added by this amendatory Act of the 96th
10General Assembly, shall constitute all the resident judgeships
11of the 22nd judicial circuit.
12    (c) The Supreme Court shall allot (i) all eligible
13vacancies in resident judgeships of the 22nd circuit existing
14on or occurring on or after August 18, 2003 and not filled at
15the 2004 general election, (ii) the resident judgeships of the
1622nd circuit filled at the 2004 general election as those
17judgeships thereafter become vacant, and (iii) the additional
18resident judgeship of the 22nd circuit created by this
19amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, for election from
20the various subcircuits until there is one resident judge to be
21elected from each subcircuit. No resident judge of the 22nd
22circuit serving on August 18, 2003 shall be required to change
23his or her residency in order to continue serving in office or
24to seek retention in office as resident judgeships are allotted
25by the Supreme Court in accordance with this Section.
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1continue to reside in that subcircuit as long as he or she
2holds that office. A resident judge elected from a subcircuit
3after January 1, 2008, must retain residency as a registered
4voter in the subcircuit to run for retention from the circuit
5at large thereafter.
6    (e) Vacancies in resident judgeships of the 22nd circuit
7shall be filled in the manner provided in Article VI of the
8Illinois Constitution.
9(Source: P.A. 95-610, eff. 9-11-07; 96-108, eff. 7-30-09.)
 
10    (705 ILCS 35/2f-6)
11    Sec. 2f-6. 17th judicial circuit; subcircuits.
12    (a) The 17th circuit shall be divided into 4 subcircuits.
13The subcircuits shall be compact, contiguous, and
14substantially equal in population. The General Assembly by law
15shall create the subcircuits, using population data as
16determined by the 2000 federal census, and shall determine a
17numerical order for the 4 subcircuits. That numerical order
18shall be the basis for the order in which resident judgeships
19are assigned to the subcircuits. Once a resident judgeship is
20assigned to a subcircuit, it shall continue to be assigned to
21that subcircuit for all purposes.
22    (a-5) In 2021, the General Assembly shall redraw the
23boundaries of the subcircuits to reflect the results of the
242020 federal decennial census. The General Assembly shall
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1census. The subcircuits shall be compact, contiguous, and
2substantially equal in population. In accordance with
3subsection (a), a resident judgeship assigned to a subcircuit
4shall continue to be assigned to that subcircuit. Any vacancy
5in a resident judgeship existing on or occurring after the
6effective date of a law redrawing the boundaries of the
7subcircuits shall be filled by a resident of the redrawn
8subcircuit.
9    (a-10) Of the 17th circuit's 9 circuit judgeships existing
10on April 7, 2005 (6 at large and 3 resident), but not including
11the one resident judgeship added by this amendatory Act of the
1296th General Assembly, the 3 resident judgeships shall be
13allotted as 17th circuit resident judgeships under subsection
14(c) as those resident judgeships are or become vacant on or
15after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd
16General Assembly. Of the 17th circuit's associate judgeships,
17the first associate judgeship that is or becomes vacant on or
18after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd
19General Assembly shall become a resident judgeship of the 17th
20circuit to be allotted by the Supreme Court under subsection
21(c) as a resident subcircuit judgeship. These resident
22judgeships, and the one resident judgeship added by this
23amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, shall constitute
24all of the resident judgeships of the 17th circuit. As used in
25this subsection, a vacancy does not include the expiration of a
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1the next term. A vacancy does not exist or occur at the
2expiration of an associate judge's term if the associate judge
3is reappointed.
4    (b) The 17th circuit shall have a total of 4 judgeships (3
5resident judgeships existing on April 7, 2005 and one associate
6judgeship), but not including the one resident judgeship added
7by this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, available
8to be allotted to the 4 subcircuit resident judgeships.
9    (c) The Supreme Court shall allot (i) the 3 resident
10judgeships of the 17th circuit existing on April 7, 2005 as
11they are or become vacant as provided in subsection (a-10) and
12(ii) the one associate judgeship converted into a resident
13judgeship of the 17th circuit as it is or becomes vacant as
14provided in subsection (a-10), for election from the various
15subcircuits until there is one resident judge to be elected
16from each subcircuit. No resident or associate judge of the
1717th circuit serving on the effective date of this amendatory
18Act of the 93rd General Assembly shall be required to change
19his or her residency in order to continue serving in office or
20to seek retention or reappointment in office as resident
21judgeships are allotted by the Supreme Court in accordance with
22this Section.
23    (d) A resident judge elected from a subcircuit shall
24continue to reside in that subcircuit as long as he or she
25holds that office. A resident judge elected from a subcircuit
26after January 1, 2008, must retain residency as a registered

 

 

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1voter in the subcircuit to run for retention from the circuit
2at large thereafter.
3    (e) Vacancies in resident judgeships of the 17th circuit
4shall be filled in the manner provided in Article VI of the
5Illinois Constitution.
6(Source: P.A. 95-610, eff. 9-11-07; 96-108, eff. 7-30-09.)
 
7    (705 ILCS 35/2f-9)
8    Sec. 2f-9. 16th judicial circuit; subcircuits.
9    (a) The 16th circuit shall be divided into 4 subcircuits.
10Subcircuits 1, 2, and 4 of the 16th circuit in existence on
11April 15, 2011 shall continue to use their established
12boundaries in the new 16th circuit as of December 3, 2012.
13Subcircuit 3 in existence on April 15, 2011 shall continue to
14use its established boundary until December 3, 2012. For a
15judge elected to subcircuit 3 as of April 15, 2011, the current
16boundaries in existence as of April 15, 2011 shall continue
17until the conclusion of the existing term of office, following
18the 2012 general election, and upon the conclusion of the
19existing term of office, the new boundary shall go into effect.
20The new boundary for subcircuit 3 shall contain and be made up
21of the following townships in the County of Kane, excluding the
22portions of the townships currently served by subcircuit 1, 2,
23or 4: Aurora, Blackberry, Big Rock, Burlington, Campton,
24Dundee, Elgin, Hampshire, Kaneville, Plato, Rutland, Sugar
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1contiguous, and substantially equal in population. The General
2Assembly by law shall create the subcircuits, using population
3data as determined by the 2000 federal census, and shall
4determine a numerical order for the 4 subcircuits. That
5numerical order shall be the basis for the order in which
6resident judgeships are assigned to the subcircuits. Once a
7resident judgeship is assigned to a subcircuit, it shall
8continue to be assigned to that subcircuit for all purposes.
9    (a-5) In 2021, the General Assembly shall redraw the
10boundaries of the subcircuits to reflect the results of the
112020 federal decennial census. The General Assembly shall
12redraw the subcircuit boundaries after every federal decennial
13census. The subcircuits shall be compact, contiguous, and
14substantially equal in population. In accordance with
15subsection (a), a resident judgeship assigned to a subcircuit
16shall continue to be assigned to that subcircuit. Any vacancy
17in a resident judgeship existing on or occurring after the
18effective date of a law redrawing the boundaries of the
19subcircuits shall be filled by a resident of the redrawn
20subcircuit.
21    (b) (Blank).
22    (c) No resident judge of the 16th circuit serving on the
23effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General
24Assembly shall be required to change his or her residency in
25order to continue serving in office or to seek retention in
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1accordance with this Section. No resident judge elected from a
2subcircuit serving on the effective date of this amendatory Act
3of the 97th General Assembly shall be required to change his or
4her residency in order to continue serving in or to seek
5retention in office until the 2012 general election, or until
6the conclusion of the existing term.
7    (d) A resident judge elected from a subcircuit shall
8continue to reside in that subcircuit as long as he or she
9holds that office. A resident judge elected from a subcircuit
10after January 1, 2008, must retain residency as a registered
11voter in the subcircuit to run for retention from the circuit
12at large thereafter. A resident judge elected from a subcircuit
13after January 1, 2011, must retain residency as a registered
14voter in the subcircuit to run for retention from the circuit
15at large thereafter.
16    (e) Vacancies in resident judgeships of the 16th circuit
17shall be filled in the manner provided in Article VI of the
18Illinois Constitution.
19(Source: P.A. 96-108, eff. 7-30-09; 97-585, eff. 8-26-11.)