Sen. Terry Link

Filed: 3/23/2004

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2287

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2287 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Circuit Courts Act is amended by changing
5 Section 2f-1 as follows:
 
6     (705 ILCS 35/2f-1)
7     Sec. 2f-1. 19th and 22nd judicial circuits.
8     (a) On December 4, 2006, the 19th judicial circuit is
9 divided into the 19th and 22nd judicial circuits as provided in
10 Section 1 of the Circuit Courts Act. This division does not
11 invalidate any action taken by the 19th judicial circuit or any
12 of its judges, officers, employees, or agents before December
13 4, 2006. This division does not affect any person's rights,
14 obligations, or duties, including applicable civil and
15 criminal penalties, arising out of any action taken by the 19th
16 judicial circuit or any of its judges, officers, employees, or
17 agents before December 4, 2006.
18     (b) Of the 7 circuit judgeships elected at large in the
19 19th circuit before the general election in 2006, the Supreme
20 Court shall assign 5 to the 19th circuit and 2 to the 22nd
21 circuit, based on residency of the circuit judges then holding
22 those judgeships. The 5 assigned to the 19th circuit shall
23 continue to be elected at large. The 2 assigned to the 22nd
24 circuit shall continue to be elected at large.

 

 

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1     (c) The 6 resident judgeships elected from Lake County
2 before the general election in 2006 shall become resident
3 judgeships in the 19th circuit on December 4, 2006, and the 3
4 resident judgeships elected from McHenry County before the
5 general election in 2006 shall become resident judgeships in
6 the 22nd circuit on December 4, 2006.
7     (d) On December 4, 2006, the Supreme Court shall allocate
8 the associate judgeships of the 19th circuit before that date
9 between the 19th and 22nd circuits based on the population of
10 those circuits; however, the number of associate judges in the
11 19th circuit on and after December 4, 2006 shall be no less
12 than the number of associate judges residing in Lake County on
13 March 22, 2004. An associate judge appointed from a subcircuit
14 of the 19th circuit must reside in the subcircuit from which he
15 or she is appointed and must continue to reside in that
16 subcircuit as long as he or she holds that office. This
17 residency requirement shall not apply to persons serving as
18 associate judges on the effective date of this amendatory Act
19 of the 93rd General Assembly. On and after December 4, 2006 in
20 the 19th circuit, associate judgeships shall be allocated
21 equally among the subcircuits created in accordance with
22 Section 2f-2. If, after associate judgeships are allocated
23 equally among the subcircuits of the 19th circuit, there are
24 any remaining associate judgeships that have not been allocated
25 to any subcircuit, those remaining associate judgeships shall
26 be filled at large from the entire circuit.
27     (e) On December 4, 2006, the Supreme Court shall allocate
28 personnel, books, records, documents, property (real and
29 personal), funds, assets, liabilities, and pending matters
30 concerning the 19th circuit before that date between the 19th
31 and 22nd circuits based on the population and staffing needs of
32 those circuits and the efficient and proper administration of
33 the judicial system. The rights of employees under applicable
34 collective bargaining agreements are not affected by this

 

 

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1 amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly.
2     (f) The judgeships set forth in this Section include the
3 judgeships authorized under Sections 2g, 2h, and 2j. The
4 judgeships authorized in those Sections are not in addition to
5 those set forth in this Section.
6 (Source: P.A. 93-541, eff. 8-18-03.)".