State of Illinois
90th General Assembly
Legislation

[ Home ]    [ Back ]    [ Legislation ]    [ Bottom ]



90_SC0055

      (ILCON Art. VI, Sec. 2)
      (ILCON Art. VI, Sec. 3)
          Proposes to amend the Judiciary Article of  the  Illinois
      Constitution  to provide for the division by law of the First
      Judicial District into 3 subdistricts of substantially  equal
      population,  each  of  which shall be compact and contiguous,
      for the election of  Supreme  Court  Judges.  Effective  upon
      approval  by  the  electors  and  applies  to the election of
      Supreme Court Judges on and after the 2000 general election.
                                                    LRB9008389RCksA
                                              LRB9008389RCksA
 1                       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
 2                      CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
 3        RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
 4    OF THE  STATE  OF  ILLINOIS,  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES
 5    CONCURRING  HEREIN,  that  there  shall  be  submitted to the
 6    electors of the  State  for  adoption  or  rejection  at  the
 7    general  election  next occurring at least 6 months after the
 8    adoption of this resolution a proposition to amend Sections 2
 9    and 3 of Article VI of the Illinois Constitution as follows:
10                             ARTICLE VI
11                            THE JUDICIARY
12         (ILCON Art. VI, Sec. 2)
13    SECTION 2. JUDICIAL DISTRICTS
14        The State is divided into five Judicial Districts for the
15    selection of Supreme and Appellate Court  Judges.  The  First
16    Judicial District consists of Cook County. The First Judicial
17    District   is   divided   by   law  into  3  subdistricts  of
18    substantially  equal  population,  each  of  which  shall  be
19    compact and contiguous, for the selection  of  Supreme  Court
20    Judges.  The  remainder  of the State shall be divided by law
21    into  four  Judicial   Districts   of   substantially   equal
22    population,  each  of  which shall be compact and composed of
23    contiguous counties.
24    (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
25         (ILCON Art. VI, Sec. 3)
26    SECTION 3. SUPREME COURT - ORGANIZATION
27        The Supreme Court shall  consist  of  seven  Judges.  One
28    Judge  Three  shall be selected from each of the subdistricts
29    in the First Judicial District and one from each of the other
30    Judicial Districts. Four Judges constitute a quorum  and  the
31    concurrence  of  four  is  necessary  for a decision. Supreme
                            -2-               LRB9008389RCksA
 1    Court Judges shall select a Chief Justice from  their  number
 2    to serve for a term of three years.
 3    (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
 4                              SCHEDULE
 5        This  Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon approval
 6    by the electors of this State and applies to the election  of
 7    Supreme  Court Judges occurring on and after the 2000 general
 8    election.

[ Top ]