CIRCUIT CTS-ADD DEKALB JUDGE
Summary
Amends the Circuit Courts Act. Creates an additional DeKalb County resident judgeship in the 16th judicial circuit (Kane, Kendall, and DeKalb counties), to be elected first in 2008. Authorizes the Illinois Supreme Court to fill the judgeship by appointment until then. Specifies that the judgeship is not a subcircuit judgeship. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2008
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2008
Last action Jan 13, 2009
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
0
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Jan 13, 2009
House · Failed
Session Sine Die
May 31, 2008
House · Referred to committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Mar 12, 2008
House · Reported by committee
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 014-000-000
Mar 12, 2008
House · Amendment adopted
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote
Mar 12, 2008
House · Amendment offered
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
Feb 6, 2008
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
Jan 18, 2008
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Robert W. Pritchard
RRepublican
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