Supreme Court of Illinois

In the matter of elected judges who were seeking retention but failed to file the appropriate declaration of candidacy prior to the date specified in section 7A-1 of the Election Code, the statute is unconstitutional where it conflicts with the Illinois Constitution.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/06/2006
• Published 03/06/2006

Judges

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield (Gary Feinerman, Solicitor General, and Brett E. Legner, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, of counsel), for appellants., Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney (Patrick T. Driscoll, Jr., Donna M. Lach and Elizabeth E. Howlett, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), and James M. Scanlon, Chicago, for appellants Cook County Clerk and The Chicago Board of Elections Commissioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mathias W. Delort and Aaron G. Allen, of Robbins, Schwartz, Nicholas, Lifton & Taylor, Ltd., and William J. Harte and Joan M. Mannix, Chicago, and Burton S. Odelson, of Odelson & Sterk, Ltd., Evergreen Park, for appellees.