Rep. Tom Cross

Filed: 5/31/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 63

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 63, AS AMENDED, by
3replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The Circuit Courts Act is amended by changing
6Sections 1 and 2f-9 and by adding Sections 2f-10 and 2f-11 as
7follows:
 
8    (705 ILCS 35/1)  (from Ch. 37, par. 72.1)
9    Sec. 1. Judicial circuits created. The county of Cook shall
10be one judicial circuit and the State of Illinois, exclusive of
11the county of Cook, shall be and is divided into judicial
12circuits as follows:
13    First Circuit--The counties of Alexander, Pulaski, Massac,
14Pope, Johnson, Union, Jackson, Williamson and Saline.
15    Second Circuit--The counties of Hardin, Gallatin, White,
16Hamilton, Franklin, Wabash, Edwards, Wayne, Jefferson,

 

 

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1Richland, Lawrence and Crawford.
2    Third Circuit--The counties of Madison and Bond.
3    Fourth Circuit--The counties of Clinton, Marion, Clay,
4Fayette, Effingham, Jasper, Montgomery, Shelby and Christian.
5    Fifth Circuit--The counties of Vermilion, Edgar, Clark,
6Cumberland and Coles.
7    Sixth Circuit--The counties of Champaign, Douglas,
8Moultrie, Macon, DeWitt and Piatt.
9    Seventh Circuit--The counties of Sangamon, Macoupin,
10Morgan, Scott, Greene and Jersey.
11    Eighth Circuit--The counties of Adams, Schuyler, Mason,
12Cass, Brown, Pike, Calhoun and Menard.
13    Ninth Circuit--The counties of Knox, Warren, Henderson,
14Hancock, McDonough and Fulton.
15    Tenth Circuit--The counties of Peoria, Marshall, Putnam,
16Stark and Tazewell.
17    Eleventh Circuit--The counties of McLean, Livingston,
18Logan, Ford and Woodford.
19    Twelfth Circuit--The county of Will.
20    Thirteenth Circuit--The counties of Bureau, LaSalle and
21Grundy.
22    Fourteenth Circuit--The counties of Rock Island, Mercer,
23Whiteside and Henry.
24    Fifteenth Circuit--The counties of JoDaviess, Stephenson,
25Carroll, Ogle and Lee.
26    Sixteenth Circuit--Before December 3, 2012, the counties

 

 

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1of Kane, DeKalb, and Kendall. On and after December 3, 2012,
2the County of Kane. The counties of Kane, DeKalb and Kendall.
3    Seventeenth Circuit--The counties of Winnebago and Boone.
4    Eighteenth Circuit--The county of DuPage.
5    Nineteenth Circuit--Before December 4, 2006, the counties
6of Lake and McHenry. On and after December 4, 2006, the County
7of Lake.
8    Twentieth Circuit--The counties of Randolph, Monroe, St.
9Clair, Washington and Perry.
10    Twenty-first Circuit--The counties of Iroquois and
11Kankakee.
12    Twenty-second Circuit--On and after December 4, 2006, the
13County of McHenry.
14    Twenty-third Circuit--On and after December 3, 2012, the
15counties of DeKalb and Kendall.
16(Source: P.A. 93-541, eff. 8-18-03.)
 
17    (705 ILCS 35/2f-9)
18    Sec. 2f-9. 16th judicial circuit; subcircuits.
19    (a) The 16th circuit shall be divided into 4 5 subcircuits.
20Subcircuits 1, 2, and 4 of the 16th circuit in existence on
21April 15, 2011 shall continue to use their established
22boundaries in the new 16th circuit as of December 3, 2012.
23Subcircuit 3 in existence on April 15, 2011 shall continue to
24use its established boundary until December 3, 2012. For a
25judge elected to subcircuit 3 as of April 15, 2011 the current

 

 

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1boundaries in existence as of April 15, 2011 shall continue
2until the conclusion of the existing term of office, following
3the 2012 general election, and upon the conclusion of the
4existing term of office, the new boundary shall go into effect.
5The new boundary for subcircuit 3 shall contain and be made up
6of the following townships in the county of Kane, excluding the
7portions of the townships currently served by subcircuit 1, 2,
8or 4: Aurora, Blackberry, Big Rock, Burlington, Campton,
9Dundee, Elgin, Hampshire, Kaneville, Plato, Rutland, Sugar
10Grove, and Virgil. The subcircuits shall be compact,
11contiguous, and substantially equal in population. The General
12Assembly by law shall create the subcircuits, using population
13data as determined by the 2000 federal census, and shall
14determine a numerical order for the 4 5 subcircuits. That
15numerical order shall be the basis for the order in which
16resident judgeships are assigned to the subcircuits. Once a
17resident judgeship is assigned to a subcircuit, it shall
18continue to be assigned to that subcircuit for all purposes.
19    (b) (Blank). Of the 16th circuit's 16 circuit judgeships
20existing on April 7, 2005 (7 at large and 9 resident), but not
21including the 3 resident judgeships added by this amendatory
22Act of the 96th General Assembly, 5 of the 9 resident
23judgeships shall be allotted as 16th circuit resident
24judgeships under subsection (c) as (i) the first resident
25judgeship of DeKalb County, (ii) the first resident judgeship
26of Kendall County, and (iii) the first 2 resident judgeships of

 

 

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1Kane County are or become vacant on or after the effective date
2of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, and (iv)
3the first resident judgeship of Kane County (in addition to the
42 vacancies under item (iii)) is or becomes vacant after the
5effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General
6Assembly. These 5 resident subcircuit judgeships and the
7remaining 7 resident judgeships shall constitute all of the
8resident judgeships of the 16th circuit. As used in this
9subsection, a vacancy does not include the expiration of a term
10of a resident judge who seeks retention in that office at the
11next term.
12    (c) The Supreme Court shall allot the first eligible DeKalb
13County vacancy, the first eligible Kendall County vacancy, and
14the first 3 eligible Kane County vacancies in resident
15judgeships of the 16th circuit as provided in subsection (b),
16for election from the various subcircuits. The judgeships shall
17be assigned to the subcircuits based upon the numerical order
18of the 5 subcircuits. No resident judge of the 16th circuit
19serving on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
2093rd General Assembly shall be required to change his or her
21residency in order to continue serving in office or to seek
22retention in office as judgeships are allotted by the Supreme
23Court in accordance with this Section. No resident judge
24elected from a subcircuit serving on the effective date of this
25amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly shall be required
26to change his or her residency in order to continue serving in

 

 

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1or to seek retention in office until the 2012 general election,
2or until the conclusion of the existing term.
3    (d) A resident judge elected from a subcircuit shall
4continue to reside in that subcircuit as long as he or she
5holds that office. A resident judge elected from a subcircuit
6after January 1, 2008, must retain residency as a registered
7voter in the subcircuit to run for retention from the circuit
8at large thereafter. A resident judge elected from a subcircuit
9after January 1, 2011, must retain residency as a registered
10voter in the subcircuit to run for retention from the circuit
11at large thereafter.
12    (e) Vacancies in resident judgeships of the 16th circuit
13shall be filled in the manner provided in Article VI of the
14Illinois Constitution.
15(Source: P.A. 95-610, eff. 9-11-07; 96-108, eff. 7-30-09.)
 
16    (705 ILCS 35/2f-10 new)
17    Sec. 2f-10. 16th and 23rd judicial circuits.
18    (a) On December 3, 2012, the 16th judicial circuit is
19divided into the 16th and 23rd judicial circuits as provided in
20Section 1 of the Circuit Courts Act. This division does not
21invalidate any action taken by the 16th judicial circuit or any
22of its judges, officers, employees, or agents before December
233, 2012. This division does not affect any person's rights,
24obligations, or duties, including applicable civil and
25criminal penalties, arising out of any action taken by the 16th

 

 

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1judicial circuit or any of its judges, officers, employees, or
2agents before December 3, 2012.
3    (b) The 16th circuit shall have one additional resident
4judgeship to be allotted by the Supreme Court under subsection
5(d). The additional resident judgeship shall be filled by
6election beginning at the 2012 general election.
7    (c) The 16th circuit shall have an additional resident
8judgeship from Kendall County to be allotted by the Supreme
9Court. The additional judgeship shall be filled by election
10beginning at the 2012 general election. This judgeship shall
11become a resident judgeship from Kendall County in the 23rd
12circuit on December 3, 2012.
13    (d) The Supreme Court shall allot: (i) all vacancies in at
14large judgeships or resident judgeships from the county of Kane
15of the 16th circuit existing on or occurring on or after the
16effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General
17Assembly, excluding the vacancy in subsection (e); and (ii) the
18one resident judgeship added by subsection (b), for election
19from the various subcircuits until there are 2 resident judges
20to be elected from each subcircuit. The additional resident
21judgeship added by subsection (b) that shall be filled by
22election beginning at the 2012 general election shall be
23assigned to subcircuit 2. The Supreme Court may fill the
24judgeship by appointment prior to the 2012 general election.
25The vacancies allotted by the Supreme Court under this
26subsection shall become resident judgeships of the 16th circuit

 

 

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1to be assigned to the 3rd, 1st, and 4th subcircuits in that
2order. Subcircuit judgeships in the 3rd, 1st, and 4th
3subcircuits shall be filled by election as vacancies occur. No
4resident judge of the 16th circuit serving on the effective
5date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly shall
6be required to change his or her residency in order to continue
7serving in office or to seek retention in office as resident
8judgeships are allotted by the Supreme Court in accordance with
9this Section. As used in this subsection, a vacancy does not
10include the expiration of a term of an at large judge or of a
11resident judge who intends to seek retention in that office at
12the next term.
13    (e) The Supreme Court shall assign to the 16th circuit the
147 circuit judgeships elected at large in the 16th circuit
15before and at the 2012 general election. The 3 resident
16judgeships elected from Kane County before the 2012 general
17election shall become at large circuit judgeships on December
183, 2012. An individual seeking election to one of the 7
19judgeships at large or a judge seeking retention to one of the
207 judgeships at large at the 2012 general election, shall seek
21election or retention solely within the boundaries of Kane
22County. The 7 circuit judgeships assigned to the 16th circuit
23shall continue to be elected at large, and the 3 resident
24judges shall be elected at large at the first general election
25following the expiration of a term of office. Of the 7 circuit
26judgeships elected at large as of April 15, 2011, and the 3

 

 

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1resident judgeships elected from Kane County before the general
2election of 2012 converting to at large judgeships on December
33, 2012, the first vacancy occurring after December 3, 2012
4shall be assigned to the 23rd circuit as a Kendall County
5resident judge. As used in this subsection, a vacancy does not
6include the expiration of a term of an at large judge or of a
7resident judge who intends to seek retention in that office at
8the next term.
9    (f) The 3 resident judgeships elected from DeKalb County
10before the 2012 general election shall become resident
11judgeships from DeKalb County in the 23rd circuit on December
123, 2012, and the 2 resident judgeships elected from Kendall
13County before the 2012 general election shall become resident
14judgeships from Kendall County in the 23rd circuit on December
153, 2012.
16    (g) The 4 subcircuit judgeships of the 16th circuit elected
17as of April 15, 2011, shall become the 4 subcircuit judgeships
18of the 16th circuit as established in Section 2f-9. The
19remaining unfilled subcircuit judgeship of the 16th circuit as
20of April 15, 2011 shall be eliminated. If the judgeship of the
215th subcircuit of the 16th circuit is filled prior to the
22effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General
23Assembly, that judgeship shall be eliminated on December 3,
242012.
25    (h) On December 3, 2012, the Supreme Court shall allocate
26the associate judgeships of the 16th circuit before that date

 

 

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1between the 16th and 23rd circuits. The number of associate
2judges allocated to the 23rd circuit shall be no less than 5.
3    (i) On December 3, 2012, the Supreme Court shall allocate
4personnel, books, records, documents, property (real and
5personal), funds, assets, liabilities, and pending matters
6concerning the 16th circuit before that date between the 16th
7and 23rd circuits based on the population and staffing needs of
8those circuits and the efficient and proper administration of
9the judicial system. The rights of employees under applicable
10collective bargaining agreements are not affected by this
11amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly.
12    (j) The judgeships set forth in this Section include the
13judgeships authorized under Sections 2g, 2h, 2j, 2k, 2m, and
142n. The judgeships authorized in those Sections are not in
15addition to those set forth in this Section.
 
16    (705 ILCS 35/2f-11 new)
17    Sec. 2f-11. 23rd judicial circuit.
18    (a) The 23rd circuit shall have a total of 6 resident
19judgeships (5 resident judgeships existing on the effective
20date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, and
21the resident judgeship for Kendall County created by the first
22vacancy of an at large resident judgeship or resident judgeship
23in the new 16th circuit).
24    (b) Vacancies in resident judgeships of the 23rd circuit
25shall be filled in the manner provided in Article VI of the

 

 

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1Illinois Constitution.
 
2    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3becoming law.".