The Supreme Court of Illinois is the state supreme court,the highest court of the judiciary 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:three justices from the First District and one from each of the other four districts. Absent mid-term vacancy,each justice is elected for a term of ten years,which may be renewed and the chief justice is elected by the court from its members for a three-year term.
Kenneth Francis Ripple is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Notre Dame Law School is the law school of the University of Notre Dame. Established in 1869,it is the oldest continuously operating Catholic law school in the United States.
Thomas Robert Fitzgerald was a chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. He became the first Illinois chief justice to preside over the impeachment trial of a sitting governor when he presided over the impeachment trial of Governor Rod Blagojevich.
G. Marcus Cole is an American academic who serves as the Joseph A. Matson Dean and Professor of Law at the Notre Dame Law School. He is an expert on the law of bankruptcy,corporate reorganization,and venture capital.
Ann Claire Williams is a retired United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She is currently of counsel at Jones Day.
Daniel Anthony Manion was an American lawyer,politician,and jurist who served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He also served in the Indiana Senate from 1978 to 1982.
Roger Joseph Kiley was an American football player and later a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
David George Larimer is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York.
Patrick Joseph Schiltz is an American lawyer who serves as the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.
The judiciary of Illinois is the unified court system of Illinois primarily 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.
Tobias G. Barry,Jr. was an American politician in the state of Illinois.
Amy Vivian Coney Barrett is an American lawyer and jurist serving since 2020 as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The fifth woman to serve on the court,she was nominated by President Donald Trump. Barrett was a U.S. circuit judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from 2017 to 2020.
The University of Notre Dame's annual commencement exercises are held each May,currently in the Notre Dame Stadium. The exercises award undergraduate and graduate degrees.
Michael J. Burke is an American lawyer who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois from 2020 to 2022. He was previously a judge on the Illinois Second District Appellate Court.
The 2020 Illinois judicial elections consisted of both partisan and retention elections,including those for three seats on the Supreme Court of Illinois and 10 seats in the Illinois Appellate Court. Primary elections were held on March 17,2020,and the general election was held on November 3,2020. These elections were part of the 2020 Illinois elections.
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 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 2022 Illinois judicial elections consisted of both partisan and retention elections.
