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Supreme Court of Illinois

Seal of Illinois
Court NameIllinois Supreme Court
Imagesize120px
CaptionSeal of Illinois
Established1841
CountryIllinois Illinois,
(United States) US
LocationSpringfield, Illinois
Coordinates 
Typeelection
AuthorityIllinois Constitution
AppealsSupreme Court of the United States
Terms10 years
Positions7
ChiefjudgetitleChief Justice
ChiefjudgenameThomas R. Fitzgerald
TermstartMay 19, 2008

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The Supreme Court of Illinois is the state supreme court 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 (Cook County) and one from each of the other four districts. Each justice is elected for a term of ten years and the chief justice is elected by the court from its members for a three-year term.

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Current Justices :
Name Party Joined Term Ends District Law school attended
Thomas R. Fitzgerald (Chief Justice)  Democratic 2000 2010 1st John Marshall Law School
Charles E. Freeman  Democratic 1990 2012 1st John Marshall Law School
Robert R. Thomas  Republican 2000 2010 2nd Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Thomas L. Kilbride  Democrat 2000 2010 3rd Antioch School of Law
Rita B. Garman  Republican 2001 2012 4th University of Iowa College of Law
Lloyd A. Karmeier  Republican 2004 2014 5th University of Illinois College of Law
Anne M. Burke  Democratic 2006 2018 1st Chicago-Kent College of Law

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