About The Appellate Court

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The court for appeal of the civil and criminal cases is the Illinois Appellate Court whose first district is based in Chicago. If the case is not appealed directly to the Supreme Court, a person can judge the decision of the circuit court’s judge by appealing to the appellate court. The Chicago appellate Court ruling has six districts under it and is the first division of the appellate court.

About the appellate court

The administration of the appellate courts is organized among five districts. The first district is based on Chicago, the second in the Elgin, the third in Ottawa, the fourth in Springfield and the fifth in the Mt. Vernon. The districts are subdivided into one or more divisions. Judges are assigned to the districts and divisions of the appellate court. There are six divisions in the first district and the remaining four has one district each.

The number of the appellate court ruling is decided by the legislature. The Supreme Court had the right to power an additional circuit judge and it can also put any retired judge to any of the districts. Voters would elect the judges of the districts for tenure of ten years which could be extended again for another ten years. The judges had the support of a two law clerks and a secretary.

The overall authority of the district was under the Supreme Court with the management of their own in their hands.

Chicago Appellate Court Ruling

Chicago appellate is the first district of the Illinois appellate court which is administered by an executive committee. Being the exercising power, a chair person and a vice-chair person was elected for a year by the committee. The Chicago appellate Court ruling with the six divisions has four judges in each of them. The first district clerk’s office is the main seat for the court.

Any appellant can appeal to the appellate court by filing an appeal from the judgment of the circuit court.