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92_SB0118eng SB118 Engrossed LRB9204675WHpr 1 AN ACT concerning judges. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 3. The Circuit Courts Act is amended by adding 5 Section 2k as follows: 6 (705 ILCS 35/2k new) 7 Sec. 2k. Additional judges. 8 (a) In addition to the number of circuit judges otherwise 9 authorized by this Act, there shall be 2 additional circuit 10 judges elected in the nineteenth judicial circuit who are 11 residents of and elected from Lake County. 12 (b) In addition to the number of circuit judges otherwise 13 authorized by this Act, there shall be 2 additional circuit 14 judges elected in the nineteenth judicial circuit who are 15 residents of and elected from McHenry County. 16 (c) The additional judgeships provided by this Section 17 shall be filled by appointment until those judgeships are 18 filled by election at the general election in November of 19 2002. 20 Section 5. The Associate Judges Act is amended by 21 changing Section 2 as follows: 22 (705 ILCS 45/2) (from Ch. 37, par. 160.2) 23 Sec. 2. (a) The maximum number of associate judges 24 authorized for each circuit is one for each 35,000 or 25 fraction thereof in population as determined by the last 26 preceding Federal census, except for circuits with a 27 population of more than 3,000,000 where the maximum number of 28 associate judges is one for each 29,000 or fraction thereof 29 in population as determined by the last preceding federal 30 census, reduced in circuits of less than 200,000 inhabitants SB118 Engrossed -2- LRB9204675WHpr 1 by the number of resident circuit judges elected in the 2 circuit in excess of one per county. In addition, in 3 circuits of 1,000,000 or more inhabitants, there shall be one 4 additional associate judge authorized for each municipal 5 district of the circuit court. The number of associate judges 6 to be appointed in each circuit, not to exceed the maximum 7 authorized, shall be determined from time to time by the 8 Circuit Court. The minimum number of associate judges 9 authorized for any circuit consisting of a single county 10 shall be 14. The minimum number of associate judges 11 authorized for any circuit consisting of 2 counties with a 12 combined population of at least 275,000 but less than 300,000 13 shall be 10. The minimum number of associate judges 14 authorized for any circuit with a population of at least 15 303,000 but not more than 309,000 shall be 10. The minimum 16 number of associate judges authorized for any circuit with a 17 population of at least 329,000, but not more than 335,000 18 shall be 11. The minimum number of associate judges 19 authorized for any circuit with a population of at least 20 173,000 but not more than 177,000 shall be 5. 21 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, the 22 minimum number of associate judges authorized for the Fifth 23 Judicial Circuit shall be 5. As used in this Section, the 24 term "resident circuit judge" has the meaning given it in the 25 Judicial Vacancies Act. 26 (b) The maximum number of associate judges authorized 27 under subsection (a) for a circuit with a population of more 28 than 3,000,000 shall be reduced as provided in this 29 subsection (b). For each vacancy that exists on or occurs on 30 or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1990, 31 that maximum number shall be reduced by one until the total 32 number of associate judges authorized under subsection (a) is 33 reduced by 60. A vacancy exists or occurs when an associate 34 judge dies, resigns, retires, is removed, or is not SB118 Engrossed -3- LRB9204675WHpr 1 reappointed upon expiration of his or her term; a vacancy 2 does not exist or occur at the expiration of a term if the 3 associate judge is reappointed. 4 (Source: P.A. 86-786; 86-1478; 87-145; 87-435; 87-1073; 5 87-1230; 87-1261.) 6 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 7 becoming law.