Supreme Court of Illinois

The Supreme Court of Illinois is the highest judicial court of the state of Illinois. The court's authority is granted in Article VI of the current Illinois Constitution, which provides for seven justices elected from the five appellate judicial districts of the state. The district encompassing Cook County is represented by three justices, while the other four districts elect one each. Each justice is elected for a term of ten years [cite web |url=http://www.state.il.us/court/SupremeCourt/CourtsInIL.htm |title=Courts in Illinois |publisher=Illinois Supreme Court] and the chief justice is elected by the court from its members for a three-year term.

The court has limited original jurisdiction, hears appeals of right in death penalty cases and cases where the constitutionality of laws has been called into question, and has a docket of discretionary appeal from the Illinois Appellate Court. Along with the state legislature, the court promulgates court rules for the state as a whole. Also, its members have the authority to elevate trial judges to the appellate court on a temporary basis. [cite web |url=http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=1833&ChapAct=705%26nbsp%3BILCS%26nbsp%3B25%2F&ChapterID=50&ChapterName=COURTS&ActName=Appellate+Court+Act%2E |title=Illinois Appellate Court Act, 705 ILCS 25/1 |work=Illinois General Assembly website] The court administers professional discipline through the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Committee and they govern initial licensing through the Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar.

The official reporter of the Illinois Supreme Court is Illinois Reports.

Current Justices

* Thomas R. Fitzgerald, Chief Justice (1st District)
* Charles E. Freeman (1st District)
* Robert R. Thomas (2nd District)
* Thomas L. Kilbride (3rd District)
* Rita B. Garman (4th District)
* Lloyd A. Karmeier (5th District)
* Anne M. Burke (1st District)

Previous Justices

2000 – Present

* Phillip J. Rarick (2002-2004)

1900 – 2000

* S. Louis Rathje (1999-2000)
* Michael Anthony Bilandic (1994-1997)
* Mary Ann G. McMorrow (1992-2006)
* Moses W. Harrison II (1992-2002)
* John L. Nickels (1992-1998)
* Benjamin K. Miller (1991-1994)
* Joseph F. Cunningham (1991-1992)
* Charles E. Freeman (1990-present)
* Michael A. Bilandic (1990-2000)
* James D. Heiple (1990-2000)
* Horace L. Calvo (1988-1991)
* John J. Stamos (1988-1990)
* Joseph F. Cunningham (1987-1988)
* Benjamin K. Miller (1984-2001)
* Seymour Simon (1980-1988)
* Thomas E. Kluczynski (1978-1980)
* William G. Clark (1976-1992)
* Caswell J. Crebs (1975-1976)
* Thomas J. Moran (1976-1992)
* James A. Dooley (1976-1978)
* Howard C. Ryan (1970-1990)
* Joseph H. Goldenhersh (1970-1987)
* Charles H. Davis (1970-1975)
* Marvin F. Burt (1969-1970)
* Caswell J. Crebs (1969-1970)
* John T. Culbertson, Jr. (1969-1970)
* Thomas E. Kluczynski (1966-1976)
* Daniel P. Ward (1966-1990)
* Robert C. Underwood (1962-1984)
* Roy Solfisburg (1962-1963)
* Roy J. Solfisburg, Jr. (1960-1969)
* Joseph E. Daily (1958-1959)
* Byron O. House (1957-1969)
* Charles H. Davis (1955-1960)
* Ray I. Klingbiel (1953-1969)
* Walter V. Schaefer (1951-1976)
* Harry B. Hershey (1951-1966)
* George W. Bristow (1951-1961)
* Ralph L. Maxwell (1951-1956)
* Joseph E. Daily (1951-1952)
* Albert M. Crampton (1948-1953)
* Joseph E. Daily (1948-1965)
* Jessie L. Simpson (1947-1951)
* Charles H. Thompson (1942-1950)
* William J. Fulton (1942-1954)
* June C. Smith (1941-1947)
* Loren E. Murphy (1939-1948)
* Walter T. Gunn (1938-1951)
* Francis S. Wilson (1935-1951)
* Elwyn R. Shaw (1933-1942)
* Lott R. Herrick (1933-1937)
* Paul Farthing (1933-1942)
* Norman L. Jones (1931-1940)
* Warren H. Orr (1930-1939)
* Paul Samuell (1929-1930)
* Cyrus Dietz (1928-1929)
* Oscar E. Heard (1927-1928)
* Clyde E. Stone (1926-1927)
* Frank K. Dunn (1925-1926)
* Frederic R. DeYoung (1924-1934)
* Oscar E. Heard (1924-1933)
* Floyd E. Thompson (1919-1928)
* Clyde E. Stone (1918-1948)
* Warren W. Duncan (1915-1933)
* Albert Watson (1915-1915)
* Charles C. Craig (1913-1918)
* George A. Cooke (1909-1919)
* Frank K. Dunn (1907-1933)
* Orrin N. Carter (1906-1924)
* Alonzo K. Vickers (1906-1915)
* William M. Farmer (1906-1931)
* Guy C. Scott (1903-1909)
* James B. Ricks (1901-1906)
* John P. Hand (1900-1913)

1818 – 1900

* Carroll C. Boggs (1897-1906)
* Joseph N. Carter (1894-1903)
* James H. Cartwright (1895-1924)
* Jesse J. Phillips (1893-1901)
* Joseph M. Bailey (1888-1895)
* Jacob W. Wilkin (1888-1907)
* Benjamin D. Magruder (1885-1906)
* Simeon P. Shope (1885-1894)
* Damon G. Tunnicliffe (1885-1885)
* David J. Baker (1888-1897)
* John H. Mulkey (1879-1888)
* David J. Baker (1878-1879)
* T. Lyle Dickey (1875-1885)
* Alfred M. Craig (1873-1900)
* John Scholfield (1873-1893)
* William K. McAllister (1870-1875)
* Benjamin R. Sheldon (1870-1888)
* John M. Scott (1870-1888)
* Anthony Thornton (1870-1873)
* Charles B. Lawrence (1864-1873)
* Corydon Beckwith (1864-1864)
* Pinckney H. Walker (1858-1888)
* Sidney Breese (1857-1878)
* Onias C. Skinner (1855-1858)
* Walter B. Scates (1853-1857)
* Lyman Trumbull (1848-1853)
* David M. Woodson (1848-1848)
* Jesse B. Thomas (1847-1848)
* William A. Denning (1847-1848)
* Norman H. Purple (1845-1848)
* Gustavus P. Koerner (1845-1848)
* James Shields (1843-1845)
* Jesse B. Thomas (1843-1845)
* John Dean Caton (1843-1864)
* John M. Robinson (1843-1843)
* Richard M. Young (1843-1847)
* James Semple (1843-1843)
* John Dean Caton (1842-1843)
* Stephen A. Douglas (1841-1843)
* Samuel H. Treat (1841-1855)
* Walter B. Scates (1841-1847)
* Sidney Breese (1841-1843)
* Thomas Ford (1841-1842)
* Theophilus W. Smith (1825-1842)
* Samuel D. Lockwood (1825-1848)
* Thomas Reynolds (1822-1825)
* William Wilson (1819-1848)
* Joseph Philips (1818-1822)
* Thomas C. Browne (1818-1848)
* William P. Foster (1818-1819)
* John Reynolds (1818-1825)

References

Bibliography

* [http://www.state.il.us/court/SupremeCourt/meetsupremecourt.asp List of Supreme Court Justices] from Supreme Court's website

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External links

* [http://www.state.il.us/court/SupremeCourt/default.asp Illinois Supreme Court website] .
* [http://www.state.il.us/court/SupremeCourt/Historical/Home.asp A Chronicle of the Illinois Supreme Court] .
* [http://www.state.il.us/court/ Illinois State Judiciary] .