Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois SB2784: JUDGES-6TH & 7TH JUD CIRCUITS
Status: Signed into law, August 7, 2026
Amends the Circuit Courts Act. Provides that when a vacancy occurs in an at-large judgeship of the 6th judicial circuit, the at-large judgeship shall be converted to a resident judgeship for either Champaign County or Macon County, depending on which of those counties the incumbent at-large circuit judge resided in when the incumbent judge was elected. Requires one additional associate judge to be appointed in the 7th circuit. Effective immediately.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB2784Introduced 1/13/2026, by Sen. Doris TurnerSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 35/2f-14705 ILCS 45/2.6 new 705 ILCS 35/2f-14 705 ILCS 45/2.6 new ILCS 35/2f-14 ILCS 45/2.6 new Amends the Circuit Courts Act. Provides that when a vacancy occurs inan at-large judgeship of the 6th judicial circuit, the at-large judgeshipshall be converted to a resident judgeship for either Champaign County orMacon County, depending on which of those counties the incumbent at-largecircuit judge resided in when the incumbent judge was elected…
From the introduced text, January 13, 2026:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB2784Introduced 1/13/2026, by Sen. Doris TurnerSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 35/2f-14705 ILCS 45/2.6 new 705 ILCS 35/2f-14 705 ILCS 45/2.6 new ILCS 35/2f-14 ILCS 45/2.6 new Amends the Circuit Courts Act. Provides that when a vacancy occurs inan at-large judgeship of the 6th judicial circuit, the at-large judgeshipshall be converted to a resident judgeship for either Champaign County orMacon County, depending on which of those counties the incumbent at-largecircuit judge resided in when the incumbent judge was elected. Requiresone additional associate judge to be appointed in the 7th circuit.Effective immediately. LRB104 16465 JRC 29858 b LRB104 16465 JRC 29858 b LRB104 16465 JRC 29858 b A BILL FOR SB2784LRB104 16465 JRC 29858 b SB2784 LRB104 16465 JRC 29858 b SB2784 LRB104 16465 JRC 29858 b AN ACT concerning courts. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 5.The Circuit Courts Act is amended by changing Section 2f-14 as follows: (705 ILCS 35/2f-14) Sec. 2f-14.6th judicial circuit; resident judgeships. (a) The at-large judgeships of the 6th judicial circuit existing on January 7, 2022 shall be converted to resident judgeships as provided in this subsection as those judgeships are or become vacant.[ADDED: When a vacancy occurs in an at-large ] [ADDED: judgeship of …