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SB0180 • 2026
JUDGESHIPS-6TH JUD CIRCUIT
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JUDGESHIPS-6TH JUD CIRCUIT
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026
To Elections
Re-assigned to Executive
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve McClure
To Elections
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
Assigned to Executive
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Paul Faraci
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
JUDGESHIPS-6TH JUD CIRCUIT
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Full Text of SB0180 Home Legislation Full Text SB0180 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Printer Friendly Version Introduced Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB0180 Introduced 1/17/2025, by Sen. Paul Faraci SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 705 ILCS 35/2f-14 Amends the Circuit Courts Act. Provides, in a provision concerning resident judgeships of the 6th judicial circuit, that when a vacancy occurs in an at-large judgeship, the at-large judgeship shall be converted to a resident judgeship for either Champaign County or Macon County, depending on which of those 2 counties the incumbent at-large circuit judge resided in when the incumbent judge was elected. Effective immediately. LRB104 08658 JRC 18712 b A BILL FOR SB0180 LRB104 08658 JRC 18712 b 1 AN ACT concerning courts. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Circuit Courts Act is amended by changing 5 Section 2f-14 as follows: 6 (705 ILCS 35/2f-14) 7 Sec. 2f-14. 6th judicial circuit; resident judgeships. 8 (a) The at-large judgeships of the 6th judicial circuit 9 existing on January 7, 2022 shall be converted to resident 10 judgeships as provided in this subsection as those judgeships 11 are or become vacant. When a vacancy occurs in an at-large 12 judgeship of the 6th judicial circuit, the at-large judgeship 13 shall be converted to a resident judgeship for either 14 Champaign County or Macon County, depending on which of those 15 2 counties the incumbent at-large circuit judge resided in 16 when the incumbent judge was elected. The first 3 that become 17 vacant after January 7, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act 18 102-693) shall be converted to resident judgeships elected 19 from Champaign County. The remaining two at-large judgeships 20 that become vacant shall be converted to resident judgeships 21 elected from Macon County. Thereafter, persons elected to 22 those resident judgeships shall be residents of the county 23 which elects them. SB0180 - 2 - LRB104 08658 JRC 18712 b 1 (b) It is the intent of the General Assembly not to create 2 any additional judgeships in the 6th judicial circuit by 3 Public Act 102-693 and this amendatory Act of the 102nd 4 General Assembly. Notwithstanding any other provision of law 5 to the contrary, the conversion of at-large judgeships to 6 resident judgeships under subsection (a) of this Section shall 7 not entitle the 6th judicial circuit to any additional circuit 8 judgeships elected at-large. 9 (Source: P.A. 102-693, eff. 1-7-22; 102-1126, eff. 2-10-23.) 10 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 11 becoming law. Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies. Read About Cookies ILGA.GOV 2026 ILGA.gov | All Rights Reserved | ADA | Disclaimers | Learn This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. 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