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Judicial Election Financing in Illinois

Judicial Election Financing in Illinois

In February, 2002 the American Bar Association (ABA) issued a call for publicly financing elected state Supreme Court campaigns. That the normally cautious ABA should challenge the status quo with this bold call for public financing indicates the magnitude of the problem facing our elective courts.



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Only one constitutional amendment moves in Senate

April 13, 2010

By MATT HOPF

The Illinois Senate wants to take another crack at requiring aspiring judges to have more experience, but several other ideas to change the state Constitution are in trouble with a deadline looming.

Senate Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 120 was the only amendment out of seven to advance Monday from a Senate subcommittee.

The proposal, which was already voted on and stalled in the House this spring, would require candidates for judicial seats to have 10 to 15 years experience as a licensed lawyer.

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