Current through Public Act 103-1052
Section 705 ILCS 25/1 - [Text of section without changes made by P.A. 89-719, which has been held unconstitutional](a) A branch of the appellate court is established in each of the 5 judicial districts as such districts are determined by law.(b) In the first judicial district, 18 appellate court judges shall be elected.(c) In the second judicial district, 6 appellate court judges shall be elected. In the third judicial district, 6 appellate court judges shall be elected. In the fourth judicial district, 6 appellate court judges shall be elected. The 2 additional fourth district appellate court judgeships authorized by this amendatory Act of 1993 shall be initially filled by election at the general election in 1994. In the fifth judicial district, 6 appellate court judges shall be elected.(d) The Supreme Court may assign additional judges to service in the appellate court from time to time as the business of the appellate court requires. There shall be a number of divisions of not less than 3 judges each, as the Supreme Court shall prescribe. Assignments to divisions shall be made by the Supreme Court and a judge may be assigned to a division in a district other than the district in which such judge resides. The organization of the appellate court and its divisions shall be prescribed by rule of the Supreme Court. The actual and necessary expenses of judges of the appellate court incurred in performing their duties shall be paid by the state. The majority of a division shall constitute a quorum and the concurrence of a majority of the division shall be necessary to a decision of the appellate court.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.