Illinois 93rd Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 2287 — CIRCUIT COURTS ACT-TECH

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-1040

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Summary

Amends the Circuit Courts Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Bill Text

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228 added · 163 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Bill SB 2287 made a few key changes focused on the allocation of associate judges between the 19th and 22nd circuits. Notably, the language was revised to clarify that the allocation should be based specifically on the residency of the judges, rather than just on population alone. This change is important because it ensures that the number of judges directly correlates with those living in Lake County as of a specific date, promoting local representation. Additionally, the amended bill reinforces that the rights of current employees under collective bargaining agreements remain protected, ensuring job security amidst these changes.

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SB2287 Engrossed LRB093 19324 LCB 45060 b AN ACT concerning courts.
SB2287 Enrolled LRB093 19324 LCB 45060 b AN ACT concerning courts.
The Circuit Courts Act is amended by changing Sections 2f-1 and 2f-4 as follows:
The Circuit Courts Act is amended by changing Sections 2f-1, 2f-2, 2f-4, and 2f-5 as follows:
(d) On December 4, 2006, the Supreme Court shall allocate the associate judgeships of the 19th circuit before that date SB2287 Engrossed - 2 - LRB093 19324 LCB 45060 b between the 19th and 22nd circuits based on the population of those circuits;
(d) On December 4, 2006, the Supreme Court shall allocate the associate judgeships of the 19th circuit before that date SB2287 Enrolled - 2 - LRB093 19324 LCB 45060 b between the 19th and 22nd circuits based on the residency of the associate judges;
however, the number of associate judges in the 19th circuit on and after December 4, 2006 shall be no less than the number of associate judges residing in Lake County on March 22, 2004.
however, the number of associate judges allocated to the 19th circuit shall be no less than the number of associate judges residing in Lake County on March 22, 2004 population of those circuits.
An associate judge appointed from a subcircuit of the 19th circuit must reside in the subcircuit from which he or she is appointed and must continue to reside in that subcircuit as long as he or she holds that office.
This residency requirement shall not apply to persons serving as associate judges on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly.
On and after December 4, 2006 in the 19th circuit, associate judgeships shall be allocated equally among the subcircuits created in accordance with Section 2f-2.
If, after associate judgeships are allocated equally among the subcircuits of the 19th circuit, there are any remaining associate judgeships that have not been allocated to any subcircuit, those remaining associate judgeships shall be filled at large from the entire circuit.
8-18-03.) (705 ILCS 35/2f-2) Sec.
2f-2.
19th judicial circuit;
subcircuits.
(a) The 19th circuit shall be divided into 6 subcircuits.
The subcircuits shall be compact, contiguous, and substantially equal in population.
The General Assembly by law shall create the subcircuits on or before February 1, 2004, using population data as determined by the 2000 federal census, and shall determine a numerical order for the 6 subcircuits.
That numerical order shall be the basis for the order in which resident judgeships are assigned to the subcircuits.
Once a resident judgeship is assigned to a subcircuit, it shall continue to be assigned to that subcircuit for all purposes.
(b) The 19th circuit shall have a total of 6 resident judgeships.
(c) The Supreme Court shall allot (i) all vacancies in resident judgeships of the 19th circuit existing on or SB2287 Enrolled - 3 - LRB093 19324 LCB 45060 b occurring on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly and not filled at the 2004 general election and (ii) the resident judgeships of the 19th circuit filled at the 2004 general election as those judgeships thereafter become vacant, for election from the various subcircuits until there is one resident judge to be elected from each subcircuit.
No resident judge of the 19th circuit serving on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly shall be required to change his or her residency in order to continue serving in office or to seek retention in office as resident judgeships are allotted by the Supreme Court in accordance with this Section.
(d) A resident judge of a subcircuit must reside in the subcircuit and must continue to reside in that subcircuit as long as he or she holds that office.
(e) Vacancies in resident judgeships of the 19th circuit shall be filled in the manner provided in Article VI of the Illinois Constitution.
(Source:
P.A.
93-541, eff.
SB2287 Engrossed - 3 - LRB093 19324 LCB 45060 b The subcircuits shall be compact, contiguous, and substantially equal in population.
The subcircuits shall be compact, contiguous, and substantially equal in population.
(a-5) Two of the 12th circuit’s associate judgeships shall be allotted as 12th circuit resident judgeships under subsection (c) as those associate judgeships are converted to resident judgeships in accordance with Section 2 of the Associate Judges Act.
(a-5) Two of the 12th circuit’s associate judgeships shall be allotted as 12th circuit resident judgeships under subsection (c) as those associate judgeships are converted to resident judgeships in accordance with Section 2 of the SB2287 Enrolled - 4 - LRB093 19324 LCB 45060 b Associate Judges Act.
The additional resident judgeships judgeship created by Public Act 93-541 and this amendatory Act of 2004 the 93rd General Assembly shall be filled by election beginning at the general election in 2006.
The additional resident judgeship created by Public Act 93-541 this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly shall be filled by election beginning at the general election in 2006.
After the subcircuits are created by law, the Supreme Court shall fill by appointment the one additional resident judgeship created by Public Act 93-541 this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly until the 2006 general election.
The 2 additional resident judgeships created by this amendatory Act of 2004 shall be filled by election beginning at the general election in 2008.
SB2287 Engrossed - 4 - LRB093 19324 LCB 45060 b (c) The Supreme Court shall allot (i) the additional resident judgeships judgeship of the 12th circuit created by Public Act 93-541 and this amendatory Act of 2004 the 93rd General Assembly, and (ii) the first 2 vacancies in the at large and resident judgeships of the 12th circuit as provided in subsection (a-10), and (iii) 2 associate judgeships of the 12th circuit as they are converted to resident judgeships as provided in subsection (a-5), for election from the various subcircuits until there is one resident judge to be elected from each subcircuit.
After the subcircuits are created by law, the Supreme Court may shall fill by appointment the additional resident judgeships judgeship created by Public Act 93-541 and this amendatory Act of 2004 the 93rd General Assembly until the 2006 or 2008 general election, as the case may be.
No at large or resident judge of the 12th circuit serving on August 18, 2003 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly shall be required to change his or her residency in order to continue serving in office or to seek retention in office as at large or resident judgeships are allotted by the Supreme Court in accordance with this Section.
(c) The Supreme Court shall allot (i) the additional resident judgeships judgeship of the 12th circuit created by Public Act 93-541 and this amendatory Act of 2004 the 93rd General Assembly, and (ii) the first 2 vacancies in the at large and resident judgeships of the 12th circuit as provided in subsection (a-10), and (iii) 2 associate judgeships of the 12th circuit as they are converted to resident judgeships as provided in subsection (a-5), for election from the various subcircuits until there is one resident judge to be elected from each subcircuit.
No at large or resident judge of the 12th circuit serving on August 18, 2003 the effective date of this SB2287 Enrolled - 5 - LRB093 19324 LCB 45060 b amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly shall be required to change his or her residency in order to continue serving in office or to seek retention in office as at large or resident judgeships are allotted by the Supreme Court in accordance with this Section.
8-18-03.) (705 ILCS 35/2f-5) Sec.
2f-5.
22nd circuit;
subcircuits.
(a) The 22nd circuit shall be divided into 3 subcircuits.
The subcircuits shall be compact, contiguous, and substantially equal in population.
The General Assembly by law shall create the subcircuits on or before February 1, 2004, using population data as determined by the 2000 federal census, and shall determine a numerical order for the 3 subcircuits.
That numerical order shall be the basis for the order in which resident judgeships are assigned to the subcircuits.
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Once a resident judgeship is assigned to a subcircuit, it shall continue to be assigned to that subcircuit for all purposes.
(b) The 22nd circuit shall have a total of 3 resident judgeships.
(c) The Supreme Court shall allot (i) all vacancies in resident judgeships of the 22nd circuit existing on or occurring on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly and not filled at the 2004 general election and (ii) the resident judgeships of the 22nd circuit filled at the 2004 general election as those judgeships thereafter become vacant, for election from the various subcircuits until there is one resident judge to be elected from each subcircuit.
No resident judge of the 22nd circuit SB2287 Enrolled - 6 - LRB093 19324 LCB 45060 b serving on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly shall be required to change his or her residency in order to continue serving in office or to seek retention in office as resident judgeships are allotted by the Supreme Court in accordance with this Section.
(d) A resident judge of a subcircuit must reside in the subcircuit and must continue to reside in that subcircuit as long as he or she holds that office.
(e) Vacancies in resident judgeships of the 22nd circuit shall be filled in the manner provided in Article VI of the Illinois Constitution.
(Source:
P.A.
93-541, eff.
(a) The maximum number of associate judges authorized for each circuit is the greater of the applicable minimum number specified in this Section or one for each 35,000 or fraction thereof in population as determined by the last preceding Federal census, except for circuits with a population of more than 3,000,000 where the maximum number of associate judges is one for each 29,000 or fraction thereof in population as determined by the last preceding federal census, reduced in SB2287 Engrossed - 5 - LRB093 19324 LCB 45060 b circuits of less than 200,000 inhabitants by the number of resident circuit judges elected in the circuit in excess of one per county.
(a) The maximum number of associate judges authorized for each circuit is the greater of the applicable minimum number specified in this Section or one for each 35,000 or fraction thereof in population as determined by the last preceding Federal census, except for circuits with a population of more than 3,000,000 where the maximum number of associate judges is one for each 29,000 or fraction thereof in population as determined by the last preceding federal census, reduced in circuits of less than 200,000 inhabitants by the number of resident circuit judges elected in the circuit in excess of one per county.
The minimum number of associate judges authorized for any circuit consisting of a single county shall be 14, except that the minimum in the 22nd circuit shall be 8.
The minimum number of associate judges authorized for any circuit consisting of a single county shall be 14, except that the minimum in the 22nd circuit shall be 8 and except that the minimum in the 19th SB2287 Enrolled - 7 - LRB093 19324 LCB 45060 b circuit on and after December 4, 2006 shall be 20.
(c) The maximum number of associate judges authorized under subsection (a) for the 12th judicial circuit shall be reduced SB2287 Engrossed - 6 - LRB093 19324 LCB 45060 b as provided in this subsection (c).
(c) The maximum number of associate judges authorized under subsection (a) for the 12th judicial circuit shall be reduced as provided in this subsection (c).
A vacancy exists or occurs when (i) a new associate judgeship has been authorized under subsection (a) for the 12th judicial circuit, but has not been filled by appointment or (ii) an associate judge dies, resigns, retires, is removed, or is not reappointed upon expiration of his or her term.
A vacancy exists or occurs when (i) a new associate judgeship has been authorized under subsection (a) for the 12th judicial circuit, but has not been filled by appointment or (ii) an associate judge dies, resigns, retires, is removed, or is not reappointed SB2287 Enrolled - 8 - LRB093 19324 LCB 45060 b upon expiration of his or her term.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-1040

  2. Effective Date September 28, 2004

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 053-003-000

  7. 3/5 Vote Required

  8. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration State Government; 007-000-000

  9. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to State Government

  10. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules

  11. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Terry Link

  12. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-July 24, 2004

  13. Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01

  14. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000

  15. 3/5 Vote Required

  16. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  17. Second Reading - Short Debate

  18. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.

  19. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  20. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 017-000-000

  21. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote

  22. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee

  23. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.

  24. Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed

  25. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias

  26. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brent Hassert

  27. Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Tom Cross

  28. Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee

  29. Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) July 31, 2004

  30. Referred to Rules Committee

  31. First Reading

  32. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias

  33. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  34. Arrived in House

  35. Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000

  36. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading

  37. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Petka

  38. Recalled to Second Reading

  39. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Adopted Judiciary; 010-000-000

  40. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary

  41. Third Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10(e), January 11, 2005.

  42. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2004

  43. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Link

  44. Second Reading

  45. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Judiciary; 009-000-000

  46. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary

  47. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules

  48. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward Petka

  49. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules

  50. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link

  51. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2004

  52. Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000

  53. Postponed - Judiciary

  54. Postponed - Judiciary

  55. Postponed - Judiciary

  56. Assigned to Judiciary

  57. Referred to Rules

  58. First Reading

  59. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link

Sponsors

  • Terry Link · Cosponsor

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Sponsors (0)

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Co-sponsors (1)

  • Terry Link

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 115 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 103003
Democrat 9000
Republican 3000
Total 115003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Lindner — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Aguilar — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
Morrow — Yea
Granberg — Not Voting
Myers — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Parke — Yea
Lang — Yea
Kurtz — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Mathias — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Bailey — Yea
McKeon — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Lyons, Eileen — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Millner — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons, Joseph — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Scully — Yea
Slone — Yea
Tenhouse — Yea
Turner — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Brady — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Capparelli — Yea
Churchill — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Giles — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Graham — Yea
Grunloh — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Krause — Yea
Howard — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Davis, Steve — Not Voting
Munson — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Younge — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
Daniels — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Kosel — Not Voting
Pihos — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea

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Concurrence

Passed 53 Yea · 3 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 45303
Democrat 7000
Republican 1000
Total 53303
% of votes cast 90%5%0%5%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Soden — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Haine — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Link — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan, D. — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Petka — Yea
Obama — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Watson — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Sullivan, J. — Nay
Demuzio — Nay
Trotter — Yea
Jacobs — Not Voting
Jones, W. — Not Voting
Viverito — Yea
Winkel — Yea
Wojcik — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Forby — Nay
Garrett — Yea
Geo-Karis — Not Voting
Hendon — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Rauschenberger — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 56 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 48003
Democrat 7000
Republican 1000
Total 56003
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Soden — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Haine — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Link — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan, D. — Yea
Obama — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Sullivan, J. — Yea
Petka — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Jones, W. — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Watson — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Winkel — Yea
Demuzio — Not Voting
Clayborne — Yea
Crotty — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Forby — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Geo-Karis — Not Voting
Hendon — Yea
Wojcik — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Rauschenberger — Not Voting
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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What does SB 2287 do?
Amends the Circuit Courts Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Who sponsors SB 2287?
SB 2287 is sponsored by Terry Link.
What is the current status of SB 2287?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2004. Enacted.
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