page_title: Judiciary of Illinois
section_title: Administration
hierarchical_section_title: Judiciary of Illinois / Administration
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of Illinois judicial circuits (does not show 23rd Circuit, which comprises DeKalb and Kendall Counties Español: Mapa de Illinois circuitos judiciales
context_page_description: The Judiciary of Illinois is the unified court system of Illinois responsible for applying the Constitution and law of Illinois. It consists of the Supreme Court, Appellate Court, and circuit courts. The Supreme Court oversees the administration of the court system.
context_section_description: The Supreme Court oversees the administration of the court system. Along with the state legislature, the court promulgates rules for all state courts.
  The Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts (AOIC) assists the Supreme Court in administration, and is headed by the Administrative Director. The AOIC conducts the election process for the appointment of associate judges; provides support services to the courts and the judicial conference; develops the judicial budget; provides legislative support services to the courts; assists in the development and oversight of the judicial education plan; develops and monitors probation programs for the circuit courts and administrative-service training for all judges; collects and publishes statistical information on caseloads; and handles payroll for all judicial personnel. The Administrative Director also is secretary of the Illinois Courts Commission, and is an ex officio member of the Illinois Judicial Conference. The AOIC Executive Office plans and directs AOIC staff support for Supreme Court Committees and the Committees of the Illinois Judicial Conference.
  Several courts have been approved by the Supreme Court to operate electronic court filing (e-filing) systems. The official reporter for opinions of the Supreme Court and the Appellate Court are published on the website of the Supreme Court using a public domain case citation. There are also unofficial sources such as West's Illinois Decisions (an Illinois-specific version of the North Eastern Reporter). The opinions of the Supreme Court and Appellate Court had been published in the Illinois Reports and Illinois Appellate Court Reports, respectively, from 1831-2011. Illinois Appellate Court decisions from before 1935 are not binding. Jury verdicts and settlements are published in the monthly Illinois Jury Verdict Reporter, with regular updates from the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, and the weekly Cook County Jury Verdict Reporter. Decisions of the Illinois Court of Claims are published in the Court of Claims Reports.
  The Illinois Judicial 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.
caption: Map of Illinois judicial circuits
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