Title: Supreme Court of Illinois
Content:  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.
Title: Judiciary of Illinois
Content:  Conference committees are charged with examining and making recommendations on matters of judicial branch policy. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority published information about criminal justice issues in On Good Authority. The chief justice of the Supreme Court is elected by the court from its members for a three-year term. Circuit judges in a circuit elect one of their members to serve as chief judge of the circuit court. Cases may be assigned to general or specialized divisions by the chief judge who has general administrative authority in the circuit, subject to the overall administrative authority of the Supreme Court.
Title: Judiciary of Illinois
Content:   The Supreme Court of Illinois is the state supreme court and consists of seven justices including a chief justice. The court has limited original jurisdiction and has final appellate jurisdiction. It has mandatory jurisdiction in capital cases and cases where the constitutionality of laws has been called into question, and has discretionary jurisdiction from the Illinois Appellate Court.
Title: University of Illinois College of Law
Content: Thomas R. Chiola 1977 – judge of the Illinois Circuit Court of Cook County, first openly gay elected official in Illinois ; Arno H. Denecke 1939 – Chief Justice Oregon Supreme Court ; Byron O. House 1926 – Chief Justice Supreme Court of Illinois ; Lloyd A. Karmeier 1964 – Chief Justice Supreme Court of Illinois ; Ray Klingbiel 1924 – Chief Justice Supreme Court of Illinois ; Howard C. Ryan – Chief Justice Supreme Court of Illinois ; Roy Solfisburg 1940 (LL.B) – Chief Justice Supreme Court of Illinois ; Robert C. Underwood 1939 – Chief Justice Supreme Court of Illinois 
Title: Lloyd A. Karmeier
Content:  Karmeier became 120th chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court on October 31, 2016, and was sworn in by Rita Garman, who herself had served as chief justice. According to Herald and Review, "In his position, which he'll fill for three years after being elected by his fellow justices on the seven-member court, Karmeier will serve as the top administrator for Illinois' judicial system, which includes more than 900 judges." According to Illinois Lawyer Now, "Among other duties, the Chief Justice controls and schedules the Supreme Court's agenda for consideration in conference by the Court during its five formal terms each year, supervises all appointments to Supreme Court committees, serves as chairperson of the Executive Committee of the constitutionally-mandated Illinois Judicial Conference and presents the Court's annual budget request to the General Assembly." His term as chief justice ended October 25, 2019.
Title: Judiciary of Illinois
Content:  Some judges are elected while others are appointed. For elected offices, judges are nominated in party primaries and elected in partisan elections. The seven justices of the Supreme Court are 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. The majority of the Appellate Court judges (18 in the First District, and between seven and nine in each of the Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Districts) are elected for a term of ten years, with 
Title: 2020 Illinois judicial elections
Content:  Justices of the Supreme Court of Illinois are elected by district. Two seats will be holding partisan elections, while another will be holding a retention election. On the Supreme Court of Illinois, seats occupied by previously-elected justices will see retention elections, while races with justices not previously elected (whether the seat is vacant or filled by an appointee) will see competitive partisan elections. The court has seven seats total separated into five districts. The first district, representing Cook County, contains three seats, making it a multi-member district, while other four districts are single-member districts. Justices hold ten year terms.
Title: Supreme Court of Illinois
Content: Carroll C. Boggs (1897–1906) ; Joseph N. Carter (1894–1903) ; James H. Cartwright (1895–1924) ; Jesse J. Phillips (1893–1901) ; Joseph M. Bailey (1888–1895) ; Jacob W. Wilkin (1888–1907) ; Benjamin D. Magruder (1885–1906) ; Simeon P. Shope (1885–1894) ; Damon G. Tunnicliff (1885–1885) ; David J. Baker Jr. (1888–1897) ; John H. Mulkey (1879–1888) ; David J. Baker Jr. (1878–1879) ; T. Lyle Dickey (1875–1885) ; Alfred M. Craig (1873–1900) ; John Scholfield (1873–1893) ; William K. McAllister (1870–1875) ; Benjamin R. Sheldon (1870–1888) ; John M. Scott (1870–1888) ; Anthony Thornton (1870–1873) ; Charles B. Lawrence (1864–1873) ; Corydon Beckwith (1864–1864) ; Pinkney H. Walker (1858–1888) ; Sidney Breese (1857–1878) ; Onias C. Skinner (1855–1858) ; Walter B. Scates (1853–1857) 
Title: 2014 Illinois judicial elections
Content:  Justices of the Supreme Court of Illinois are elected by district. One seat held a retention election. The court has seven seats total separated into five districts. The first district, representing Cook County, contains three seats, making it a multi-member district, while other four districts are single-member districts. Justices hold ten year terms.
Title: Supreme Court of Illinois
Content: Charles E. Freeman (1990-2018) ; S. Louis Rathje (1999–2000) ; Michael Anthony Bilandic (1994–1997) ; Mary Ann McMorrow (1992–2006) ; Moses Harrison (1992–2002) ; John L. Nickels (1992–1998) ; Benjamin K. Miller (1984–2001) ; Joseph F. Cunningham (1991–1992) ; James D. Heiple (1990–2000) ; Horace L. Calvo (1988–1991) ; John J. Stamos (1988–1990) ; Joseph F. Cunningham (1987–1988) ; Seymour Simon (1980–1988) ; Thomas E. Kluczynski (1978–1980) ; William G. Clark (1976–1992) ; Caswell J. Crebs (1975–1976) ; Thomas J. Moran (1976–1992) ; James A. Dooley (1976–1978) ; Howard C. Ryan (1970–1990) ; Joseph H. Goldenhersh (1970–1987) ; Charles H. Davis (2nd time, 1970–1975) ; Marvin Burt (1969–1970) ; Caswell J. Crebs 

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