Question: who picks the chief justice of the illinois supreme court?
Answer: the court

The Supreme Court of Illinois is the state supreme court , the highest court of the state of Illinois . The court 's authority is granted in Article VI of the current Illinois Constitution , which provides for seven justices elected from the five appellate judicial districts of the state : Three justices from the First District ( Cook County ) and one from each of the other four districts . Each justice is elected for a term of ten years and the chief justice is elected by the court from its members for a three - year term .