Public-domain · open source
OpenJurist

Act

Circuit Courts Act

  • 705 ILCS 35/0.01— Short title
  • 705 ILCS 35/1— Judicial circuits created
  • 705 ILCS 35/2— Circuit judges
  • 705 ILCS 35/2a— In any circuit, other than Cook County and the 23rd circuit, in which is situated any State institution providing educational or welfare facilities for more than 25,000 persons, 4 circuit judges shall be elected unless that circuit is entitled to a greater number under Section 2
  • 705 ILCS 35/2b
  • 705 ILCS 35/2c— In addition to the number of circuit judges authorized under Section 2 of this Act, there shall be one additional circuit judge elected in the third circuit and one additional circuit judge elected from the twentieth circuit
  • 705 ILCS 35/2d
  • 705 ILCS 35/2f— Circuit of Cook County
  • 705 ILCS 35/2f-1— 19th and 22nd judicial circuits
  • 705 ILCS 35/2f-2— 19th judicial circuit; subcircuits; additional judges
  • 705 ILCS 35/2f-4— 12th circuit; subcircuits; additional judges
  • 705 ILCS 35/2f-5— 22nd circuit; subcircuits; additional resident judgeship
  • 705 ILCS 35/2f-6— 17th judicial circuit; subcircuits
  • 705 ILCS 35/2f-7— Additional circuit judge; 9th circuit
  • 705 ILCS 35/2f-9— 16th judicial circuit; subcircuits
  • 705 ILCS 35/2f-10— 16th and 23rd judicial circuits
  • 705 ILCS 35/2f-11— 23rd judicial circuit
  • 705 ILCS 35/2f-12— 20th and 24th judicial circuits
  • 705 ILCS 35/2f-13— 3rd judicial circuit; subcircuits
  • 705 ILCS 35/2f-14— 6th judicial circuit; resident judgeships
  • 705 ILCS 35/2f-15— 7th judicial circuit; subcircuits
  • 705 ILCS 35/2f-16— 10th judicial circuit; resident judgeships
  • 705 ILCS 35/2f-17— 14th judicial circuit; resident judgeships
  • 705 ILCS 35/2f-18— 18th judicial circuit; subcircuits
  • 705 ILCS 35/2g— Additional circuit judges; 16th, 18th, and 19th circuits
  • 705 ILCS 35/2h— Additional circuit judge
  • 705 ILCS 35/2i— Additional circuit judges; sixth circuit
  • 705 ILCS 35/2j— Additional judges
  • 705 ILCS 35/2k— Additional 16th circuit resident judge; Kane County
  • 705 ILCS 35/2m— Additional 16th circuit resident judge; DeKalb County
  • 705 ILCS 35/2n— Additional 16th circuit resident judge; Kendall County
  • 705 ILCS 35/2p— Additional 13th circuit resident judge; Grundy County
  • 705 ILCS 35/2q— Additional 17th circuit resident judge; Boone County
  • 705 ILCS 35/2r— Additional 22nd circuit resident judge
  • 705 ILCS 35/3— The said courts, respectively, shall have a seal, and may renew or alter the same from time to time, as may be necessary
  • 705 ILCS 35/4— There shall be no stated terms in the circuit courts, which shall always be open for the transaction of all business, subject to adjournment from time to time
  • 705 ILCS 35/4.1— The chief judge of each circuit may appoint an Administrative assistant to assist him in carrying out his administrative duties in the circuit
  • 705 ILCS 35/4.2— Administrative Secretaries, as provided for in Section 4.1 of this Act, shall receive travel expenses for traveling, within or without their county of residence, in the performance of their administrative duties at the direction of their Chief Judge
  • 705 ILCS 35/4.3— Witness fees
  • 705 ILCS 35/25— The several circuit courts in this state may enter such judgments, orders and injunctions, and shall issue all such processes as may be necessary or proper to carry into effect the powers granted to them
  • 705 ILCS 35/26
  • 705 ILCS 35/27— All process shall be executed and returned by the officer or person to whom directed
  • 705 ILCS 35/28— The said courts may, from time to time, make all such rules for the orderly disposition of business before them as may be deemed expedient, consistent with law
  • 705 ILCS 35/28.5— Complaints; information for filing
  • 705 ILCS 35/33
  • 705 ILCS 35/34— If, by reason of war, rebellion, mob, pestilence or other public calamity, it is unsafe or inexpedient to hold a court at the time and place appointed by law, the judge or judges of the court may appoint another time and place for the holding of the court
  • 705 ILCS 35/35— In such case the court may require the services of any sheriff or other proper officer of the county into which the court is removed, or of the county from which it may remove to execute process and attend upon the court
  • 705 ILCS 35/36— If the clerk fails to give the notices specified in Section 34 he commits a petty offense and may be fined not to exceed $500
  • 705 ILCS 35/37— Currently serving circuit judges