The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is the U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the courts in the following districts:
Dana Anderson Fabe is an American lawyer,retired judge,and mediator. She served as a justice of the Alaska Supreme Court from 1996 to 2016,including three terms as the court's chief justice. She previously served as an Alaska trial court judge for nearly eight years,from 1988 to 1996. Fabe was the first woman appointed to the Alaska Supreme Court,as well as its first female chief justice.
The number of women in the United States judiciary has increased as more women have entered law school,but women still face significant barriers in pursuing legal careers.
Mary Ann McMorrow was an Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice.
Lloyd A. Karmeier is an American judge who currently serves as a justice of the Illinois Supreme Court from the 5th district. He formerly served as chief justice. Karmeier is retiring in 2020.
Barbara Milano Keenan is a Senior United States Circuit Judge of United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and a former justice on the Supreme Court of Virginia.
Roy J. Solfisburg,Jr. was the Chief Justice of Illinois for the 1962–63 term and again from 1967 to 1969. Solfisburg was elected to the Illinois Supreme Court in 1960,the first time in the states history a sitting Justice was defeated by a challenger. This created a political stir having a historically Republican candidate unseat a "Daley Democrat". As the then youngest Justice his brethren selected Solfisburg as Chief Justice for the 1962–63 term and in 1967,his colleagues again later elected him to an additional 3-year term as Chief Justice. Illinois Senator Everett Dirksen championed Solfisburg for an opening on the U.S. Supreme Court. Both in Illinois and Washington D.C. it was widely reported he was at the top of the U.S. Supreme Court nominee "short list".
Howard C. Ryan was an Illinois attorney and judge,including service as judge of the Supreme Court of Illinois,and that court's Chief Justice (1982–1985).
The judiciary of Illinois is the unified court system of Illinois responsible for applying the Constitution and law of Illinois. It consists of the Supreme Court,the Appellate Court,and circuit courts. The Supreme Court oversees the administration of the court system.
Valerie Johnson Zachary is a North Carolina attorney who is currently a judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
Benjamin K. Miller is a former judge in Illinois. He was a member of the Illinois Supreme Court from 1984 to 2001. He served as Chief Justice from 1991 to 1994.
Laura Cha-Yu Liu was an American circuit court and state appellate court judge. She was the first Chinese American woman judge appointed to the Circuit Court of Cook County and the first Chinese American appointed to the Illinois Appellate Court.
Roger A. Page is an American lawyer and judge who is the Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court. He was appointed to the court by Governor Bill Haslam.
Aurelia Marie Pucinski is a judge on the Illinois Appellate Court for the First District. She previously served as a trial judge and clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County. Her second term expires in 2030.
The 2018 Illinois judicial elections consisted of both partisan and retention elections,including those for one seat on the Supreme Court of Illinois and five seats in the Illinois Appellate Court. Primary elections were held on March 20,2018,and general elections were held on November 6,2018. These elections were part of the 2018 Illinois elections.
The 2016 Illinois judicial elections consisted of both partisan and retention elections,including those for seven seats in the Illinois Appellate Court. Primary elections were held on March 15,2016,and general elections were held on November 8,2016. These elections were part of the 2016 Illinois elections.
The 2012 Illinois judicial elections consisted of both partisan and retention elections,including those one seat of the Supreme Court of Illinois for ten seats in the Illinois Appellate Court. Primary elections were held on March 20,2012,and general elections were held on November 6,2012. These elections were part of the 2012 Illinois elections.
The 2020 Illinois judicial elections will consist of both partisan and retention elections.
