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91_HB2770
LRB9105974DJpr
1 AN ACT concerning judges, amending named Acts.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Circuit Courts Act is amended by adding
5 Section 4.05 as follows:
6 (705 ILCS 35/4.05 new)
7 Sec. 4.05. Circuit of Cook County; chief judge. In the
8 Circuit of Cook County, after the effective date of this
9 amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly, the chief judge
10 shall not be chosen by the circuit judges of the circuit but
11 shall instead be appointed by the Governor with the approval
12 of the Senate. The chief judge shall be appointed for a term
13 of 4 years and may not serve for more than 2 terms.
14 Section 10. The Associate Judges Act is amended by
15 adding Section 2.5 as follows:
16 (705 ILCS 45/2.5 new)
17 Sec. 2.5. Circuit of Cook County.
18 (a) In the Circuit of Cook County, an associate judge
19 may not serve as Supervisor Judge.
20 (b) In the Circuit of Cook County, an associate judge
21 may not serve in the Chancery, Law, or Criminal divisions of
22 the court.
23 (c) In the Circuit of Cook County, a vacancy in the
24 office of associate judge must be filled by appointment of a
25 person who resides in the subcircuit in which he or she will
26 serve.