(705 ILCS 35/2f-16) Sec. 2f-16. 10th judicial circuit; resident judgeships. (a) Of the at-large judgeships of the 10th judicial circuit, the first 3 that become vacant after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly shall be converted to resident judgeships elected from Peoria County. Thereafter, persons elected to those resident judgeships shall be residents of Peoria County. (b) It is the intent of the General Assembly not to create any additional judgeships in the 10th judicial circuit by this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the conversion of at-large judgeships to resident judgeships under subsection (a) of this Section shall not entitle the 10th judicial circuit to any additional circuit judgeships elected at-large.
(Source: P.A. 102-693, eff. 1-7-22.) |