ILLINOIS - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS - ANNUAL REPORT TO THE SUPREME COURT OF ILLINOIS, 1976

• NCJ Number: 46759
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 181 pages
• Corporate Author: Illinois Administrative Office of the Courts
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Report (Annual/Periodic)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

AN OVERVIEW OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE ILLINOIS COURT SYSTEM IS PRESENTED.

Abstract

A YEAR-END REVIEW OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE STATE SUPREME COURT, THE APPELLATE COURT, AND THE CIRCUIT COURTS INCLUDES JURISDICTIONS, COURT ORGANIZATION, CASELOADS, AND JUDICIAL RETIREMENTS. CHARTS SHOW THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ILLINOIS COURT SYSTEM AND THE COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT. NOTES ON VARIOUS JUDICIAL CONFERENCES HELD DURING THE YEAR ARE PROVIDED. FEDERAL FUNDING OF STATE COURT PROGRAMS, COURT FACILITY IMPROVEMENT, THE INCREASE IN JUDGESHIPS, THE COMPULSORY RETIREMENT OF JUDGES, AND A CONFERENCE OF CHIEF CIRCUIT JUDGES ARE DISCUSSED. A YEAR-END REVIEW OF THE OPERATION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE COVERS PERSONNEL AND FISCAL MATTERS, JUDICIAL STATISTICS, AND LEGISLATION, AMONG OTHER TOPICS. EXTENSIVE TABULAR AND GRAPHIC DATA REGARDING CASELOADS END DISPOSITIONS IN THE INDIVIDUAL COURTS AND MAPS OUTLINING THE JURISDICTION OF JUDICIAL DISTRICTS ARE ALSO PROVIDED. THE JUDICIAL SALARY STRUCTURE IS OUTLINED, AND A GENEALOGY OF THE JUDGES OF THE STATE SUPREME COURT IS INCLUDED. NO INDEX IS PROVIDED. (KBL)