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4		-	AN ACT concerning courts.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 5. The Circuit Courts Act is amended by changing
8		-	Section 2f as follows:
9		-	(705 ILCS 35/2f) (from Ch. 37, par. 72.2f)
10		-	Sec. 2f. Circuit of Cook County.
11		-	(a) Until December 2, 2024, the Circuit of Cook County
12		-	shall be divided into 15 units to be known as subcircuits. On
13		-	and after December 2, 2024, the Circuit of Cook County is
14		-	divided into 20 subcircuits as drawn by the General Assembly.
15		-	The subcircuits shall be compact, contiguous, and
16		-	substantially equal in population. Beginning in 2031, the
17		-	General Assembly shall, in the year following each federal
18		-	decennial census, redraw the boundaries of the subcircuits to
19		-	reflect the results of the most recent federal decennial
20		-	census.
21		-	In accordance with subsection (d), a resident judgeship
22		-	assigned to a subcircuit shall continue to be assigned to that
23		-	subcircuit. Any vacancy in a resident judgeship existing on or
24		-	occurring after the effective date of a law redrawing the
25		-	boundaries of the subcircuits shall be filled by a resident of
26		-	the redrawn subcircuit.
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning courts.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 5. The Circuit Courts Act is amended by changing
	7	+	5 Section 2f as follows:
	8	+	6 (705 ILCS 35/2f) (from Ch. 37, par. 72.2f)
	9	+	7 Sec. 2f. Circuit of Cook County.
	10	+	8 (a) Until December 2, 2024, the Circuit of Cook County
	11	+	9 shall be divided into 15 units to be known as subcircuits. On
	12	+	10 and after December 2, 2024, the Circuit of Cook County is
	13	+	11 divided into 20 subcircuits as drawn by the General Assembly.
	14	+	12 The subcircuits shall be compact, contiguous, and
	15	+	13 substantially equal in population. Beginning in 2031, the
	16	+	14 General Assembly shall, in the year following each federal
	17	+	15 decennial census, redraw the boundaries of the subcircuits to
	18	+	16 reflect the results of the most recent federal decennial
	19	+	17 census.
	20	+	18 In accordance with subsection (d), a resident judgeship
	21	+	19 assigned to a subcircuit shall continue to be assigned to that
	22	+	20 subcircuit. Any vacancy in a resident judgeship existing on or
	23	+	21 occurring after the effective date of a law redrawing the
	24	+	22 boundaries of the subcircuits shall be filled by a resident of
	25	+	23 the redrawn subcircuit.
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33		-	(b) The 165 resident judges to be elected from the Circuit
34		-	of Cook County shall be determined under paragraph (4) of
35		-	subsection (a) of Section 2 of the Judicial Vacancies Act.
36		-	(c) For resident judgeships to be filled by election on or
37		-	before the 2022 general election, the Supreme Court shall
38		-	allot (i) the additional resident judgeships provided by
39		-	paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of Section 2 of the Judicial
40		-	Vacancies Act and (ii) all vacancies in resident judgeships
41		-	existing on or occurring on or after the effective date of this
42		-	amendatory Act of 1990, with respect to the other resident
43		-	judgeships of the Circuit of Cook County, for election from
44		-	the various subcircuits until there are 11 resident judges to
45		-	be elected from each of the 15 subcircuits (for a total of
46		-	165). A resident judgeship authorized before the effective
47		-	date of this amendatory Act of 1990 that became vacant and was
48		-	filled by appointment by the Supreme Court before that
49		-	effective date shall be filled by election at the general
50		-	election in November of 1992 from the unit of the Circuit of
51		-	Cook County within Chicago or the unit of that Circuit outside
52		-	Chicago, as the case may be, in which the vacancy occurred.
53		-	(d) As soon as practicable after the subcircuits are
54		-	created by law, the Supreme Court shall determine by lot a
55		-	numerical order for the 15 subcircuits. That numerical order
56		-	shall be the basis for the order in which resident judgeships
57		-	are assigned to the subcircuits. After the first round of
58		-	assignments, the second and all later rounds shall be based on
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	34	+	1 (b) The 165 resident judges to be elected from the Circuit
	35	+	2 of Cook County shall be determined under paragraph (4) of
	36	+	3 subsection (a) of Section 2 of the Judicial Vacancies Act.
	37	+	4 (c) For resident judgeships to be filled by election on or
	38	+	5 before the 2022 general election, the Supreme Court shall
	39	+	6 allot (i) the additional resident judgeships provided by
	40	+	7 paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of Section 2 of the Judicial
	41	+	8 Vacancies Act and (ii) all vacancies in resident judgeships
	42	+	9 existing on or occurring on or after the effective date of this
	43	+	10 amendatory Act of 1990, with respect to the other resident
	44	+	11 judgeships of the Circuit of Cook County, for election from
	45	+	12 the various subcircuits until there are 11 resident judges to
	46	+	13 be elected from each of the 15 subcircuits (for a total of
	47	+	14 165). A resident judgeship authorized before the effective
	48	+	15 date of this amendatory Act of 1990 that became vacant and was
	49	+	16 filled by appointment by the Supreme Court before that
	50	+	17 effective date shall be filled by election at the general
	51	+	18 election in November of 1992 from the unit of the Circuit of
	52	+	19 Cook County within Chicago or the unit of that Circuit outside
	53	+	20 Chicago, as the case may be, in which the vacancy occurred.
	54	+	21 (d) As soon as practicable after the subcircuits are
	55	+	22 created by law, the Supreme Court shall determine by lot a
	56	+	23 numerical order for the 15 subcircuits. That numerical order
	57	+	24 shall be the basis for the order in which resident judgeships
	58	+	25 are assigned to the subcircuits. After the first round of
	59	+	26 assignments, the second and all later rounds shall be based on
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61		-	the same numerical order. Once a resident judgeship is
62		-	assigned to a subcircuit, it shall continue to be assigned to
63		-	that subcircuit for all purposes; provided that a resident
64		-	judge elected from a subcircuit seeking retention shall run
65		-	for retention at large in the circuit in accordance with
66		-	Article VI, Section 12(d) of the Illinois Constitution. No
67		-	elected judge of the Circuit of Cook County serving on January
68		-	7, 2022 shall be required to change his or her residency in
69		-	order to continue serving in office or to seek retention in
70		-	office as resident judgeships are allotted by the Supreme
71		-	Court in accordance with this Section.
72		-	(d-5) For resident judgeships to be filled by election on
73		-	or after the 2024 general election, a vacancy of a resident
74		-	judgeship to be elected from a subcircuit shall be allotted by
75		-	the Supreme Court to the subcircuit created under the Judicial
76		-	Circuits Districting Act of 2022 that numerically corresponds
77		-	to the subcircuit from which the resident judgeship was
78		-	previously allotted. For any resident judgeship to be elected
79		-	from a subcircuit that was not previously allotted to a
80		-	subcircuit, vacancies shall be allotted in numerical order to
81		-	subcircuits created under the Judicial Circuits Districting
82		-	Act of 2022 which numerically correspond to subcircuits that
83		-	had less than 11 resident judges on January 7, 2022 until there
84		-	are 11 resident judges to be elected from each of the
85		-	respective subcircuits. Vacancies in associate judgeships
86		-	authorized under Section 2(a) of the Associate Judges Act
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89		-	occurring or after June 1, 2023 shall be converted to resident
90		-	circuit judgeships and shall be allotted in numerical order to
91		-	subcircuits Any vacancies in formerly associate judgeships
92		-	converted to resident circuit judgeships in the Circuit of
93		-	Cook County occurring on or after June 1, 2023 shall be
94		-	allotted in numerical order to Judicial Subcircuits 16, 17,
95		-	18, 19, and 20, until there are 11 resident judges to be
96		-	elected from each of those subcircuits (for a total of 55).
97		-	Beginning with the 2024 election cycle, the The maximum number
98		-	of formerly associate judgeship vacancies which shall be
99		-	judgeships converted to resident circuit judgeships to which
100		-	may be allotted to Judicial Subcircuits 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20
101		-	in an election cycle shall be 10 resident circuit 2
102		-	judgeships, with each subcircuit allotted no more than 2
103		-	resident circuit judgeships per election cycle. Any additional
104		-	associate judgeship vacancies in excess of the maximum number
105		-	per election cycle shall not be converted to resident circuit
106		-	judgeships and shall be filled according to Supreme Court Rule
107		-	39 until such time that a vacancy in the associate judgeship
108		-	occurs. A vacancy occurs when an associate judge dies,
109		-	resigns, retires, is removed, or is not reappointed upon the
110		-	expiration of his or her term; a vacancy does not occur at the
111		-	expiration of a term if the associate judge is reappointed. As
112		-	used in this subsection, "election cycle" means the period
113		-	that begins on the day following the last day to certify
114		-	judicial vacancies for election at the next general election
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117		-	and ends on the last day to certify judicial vacancies for
118		-	election at the next general election, as provided in Section
119		-	25-3 of the Election Code subcircuit.
120		-	(e) A resident judge elected from a subcircuit shall
121		-	continue to reside in that subcircuit as long as he or she
122		-	holds that office. A resident judge elected from a subcircuit
123		-	after January 1, 2008, must retain residency as a registered
124		-	voter in the subcircuit to run for retention from the circuit
125		-	at large thereafter.
126		-	(Source: P.A. 101-477, eff. 6-1-20; 102-668, eff. 11-15-21;
127		-	102-693, eff. 1-7-22; 102-1126, eff. 2-10-23.)
128		-	Section 10. The Associate Judges Act is amended by
129		-	changing Section 2 as follows:
130		-	(705 ILCS 45/2) (from Ch. 37, par. 160.2)
131		-	Sec. 2. (a) The maximum number of associate judges
132		-	authorized for each circuit is the greater of the applicable
133		-	minimum number specified in this Section or one for each
134		-	35,000 or fraction thereof in population as determined by the
135		-	last preceding Federal census, except for circuits with a
136		-	population of more than 3,000,000 where the maximum number of
137		-	associate judges is one for each 29,000 or fraction thereof in
138		-	population as determined by the last preceding federal census,
139		-	reduced in circuits of less than 200,000 inhabitants by the
140		-	number of resident circuit judges elected in the circuit in
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	70	+	1 the same numerical order. Once a resident judgeship is
	71	+	2 assigned to a subcircuit, it shall continue to be assigned to
	72	+	3 that subcircuit for all purposes; provided that a resident
	73	+	4 judge elected from a subcircuit seeking retention shall run
	74	+	5 for retention at large in the circuit in accordance with
	75	+	6 Article VI, Section 12(d) of the Illinois Constitution. No
	76	+	7 elected judge of the Circuit of Cook County serving on January
	77	+	8 7, 2022 shall be required to change his or her residency in
	78	+	9 order to continue serving in office or to seek retention in
	79	+	10 office as resident judgeships are allotted by the Supreme
	80	+	11 Court in accordance with this Section.
	81	+	12 (d-5) For resident judgeships to be filled by election on
	82	+	13 or after the 2024 general election, a vacancy of a resident
	83	+	14 judgeship to be elected from a subcircuit shall be allotted by
	84	+	15 the Supreme Court to the subcircuit created under the Judicial
	85	+	16 Circuits Districting Act of 2022 that numerically corresponds
	86	+	17 to the subcircuit from which the resident judgeship was
	87	+	18 previously allotted. For any resident judgeship to be elected
	88	+	19 from a subcircuit that was not previously allotted to a
	89	+	20 subcircuit, vacancies shall be allotted in numerical order to
	90	+	21 subcircuits created under the Judicial Circuits Districting
	91	+	22 Act of 2022 which numerically correspond to subcircuits that
	92	+	23 had less than 11 resident judges on January 7, 2022 until there
	93	+	24 are 11 resident judges to be elected from each of the
	94	+	25 respective subcircuits. Vacancies in associate judgeships
	95	+	26 authorized under Section 2(a) of the Associate Judges Act
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143		-	excess of one per county, except that the maximum number of
144		-	associate judges authorized for the 24th circuit shall be 3.
145		-	In addition, in circuits of 1,000,000 or more inhabitants,
146		-	there shall be one additional associate judge authorized for
147		-	each municipal district of the circuit court. The number of
148		-	associate judges to be appointed in each circuit, not to
149		-	exceed the maximum authorized, shall be determined from time
150		-	to time by the Circuit Court. The minimum number of associate
151		-	judges authorized for any circuit consisting of a single
152		-	county shall be 14, except that the minimum in the 22nd circuit
153		-	shall be 8, the minimum in the 19th circuit on and after
154		-	December 4, 2006 shall be 20, and the maximum number of
155		-	associate judges in the 20th circuit on and after December 5,
156		-	2022 shall be 12. The minimum number of associate judges
157		-	authorized for any circuit consisting of 2 counties with a
158		-	combined population of at least 275,000 but less than 300,000
159		-	shall be 10. The minimum number of associate judges authorized
160		-	for any circuit with a population of at least 303,000 but not
161		-	more than 309,000 shall be 10. The minimum number of associate
162		-	judges authorized for any circuit with a population of at
163		-	least 329,000, but not more than 349,999 shall be 11. The
164		-	minimum number of associate judges authorized for any circuit
165		-	with a population of at least 173,000 shall be 5. The number of
166		-	associate judges authorized for a circuit shall not be reduced
167		-	as a result of the 2020 federal decennial census. As used in
168		-	this Section, the term "resident circuit judge" has the
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171		-	meaning given it in the Judicial Vacancies Act.
172		-	(b) The maximum number of associate judges authorized
173		-	under subsection (a) for a circuit with a population of more
174		-	than 3,000,000 shall be reduced as provided in this subsection
175		-	(b). For each vacancy that exists on or occurs on or after the
176		-	effective date of this amendatory Act of 1990, that maximum
177		-	number shall be reduced by one until the total number of
178		-	associate judges authorized under subsection (a) is reduced by
179		-	60. A vacancy exists or occurs when an associate judge dies,
180		-	resigns, retires, is removed, or is not reappointed upon
181		-	expiration of his or her term; a vacancy does not exist or
182		-	occur at the expiration of a term if the associate judge is
183		-	reappointed.
184		-	(b-5) The maximum number of associate judges authorized
185		-	under subsection (a) for a circuit with a population of more
186		-	than 3,000,000 shall be reduced as provided in this subsection
187		-	(b-5). Vacancies in associate judgeships authorized under
188		-	subsection (a) occurring on or after June 1, 2023 shall be
189		-	converted to resident circuit judgeships and shall be allotted
190		-	in numerical order to subcircuits 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20 Each
191		-	associate judgeship vacancy that occurs on or after June 1,
192		-	2023 shall be converted to a resident circuit judgeship and
193		-	allotted to a subcircuit pursuant to subsection (d-5) of
194		-	Section 2f of the Circuit Courts Act, with each subcircuit
195		-	allotted no more than a total of 11 resident circuit
196		-	judgeships. Each election cycle, beginning with the 2024
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199		-	election cycle, a maximum of 10 associate judgeship vacancies
200		-	shall be converted to resident circuit judgeships pursuant to
201		-	subsection (d-5) of Section 2f of the Circuit Courts Act and
202		-	that maximum number shall be reduced by one until the total
203		-	number of associate judges authorized under subsection (a) is
204		-	reduced by 55. The maximum number of formerly associate
205		-	judgeships which may be converted to resident circuit
206		-	judgeships and which may be allotted to subcircuits 16, 17,
207		-	18, 19, and 20 in an election cycle shall be 10 2 judgeships
208		-	with each per subcircuit being allotted no more than 2
209		-	resident circuit judgeships per election cycle. Any additional
210		-	associate judgeship vacancies in excess of the maximum number
211		-	per election cycle shall not be converted to resident circuit
212		-	judgeships and shall be filled according to Supreme Court Rule
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214		-	occurs. A vacancy occurs when an associate judge dies,
215		-	resigns, retires, is removed, or is not reappointed upon
216		-	expiration of his or her term; a vacancy does not occur at the
217		-	expiration of a term if the associate judge is reappointed. As
218		-	used in this subsection, "election cycle" means the period
219		-	that begins on the day following the last day to certify
220		-	judicial vacancies for election at the next general election
221		-	and ends on the last day to certify judicial vacancies for
222		-	election at the next general election, as provided in Section
223		-	25-3 of the Election Code.
224		-	(c) The maximum number of associate judges authorized
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	106	+	1 occurring or after June 1, 2023 shall be converted to resident
	107	+	2 circuit judgeships and shall be allotted in numerical order to
	108	+	3 subcircuits Any vacancies in formerly associate judgeships
	109	+	4 converted to resident circuit judgeships in the Circuit of
	110	+	5 Cook County occurring on or after June 1, 2023 shall be
	111	+	6 allotted in numerical order to Judicial Subcircuits 16, 17,
	112	+	7 18, 19, and 20, until there are 11 resident judges to be
	113	+	8 elected from each of those subcircuits (for a total of 55).
	114	+	9 Beginning with the 2024 election cycle, the The maximum number
	115	+	10 of formerly associate judgeship vacancies which shall be
	116	+	11 judgeships converted to resident circuit judgeships to which
	117	+	12 may be allotted to Judicial Subcircuits 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20
	118	+	13 in an election cycle shall be 10 resident circuit 2
	119	+	14 judgeships, with each subcircuit allotted no more than 2
	120	+	15 resident circuit judgeships per election cycle. Any additional
	121	+	16 associate judgeship vacancies in excess of the maximum number
	122	+	17 per election cycle shall not be converted to resident circuit
	123	+	18 judgeships and shall be filled according to Supreme Court Rule
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	125	+	20 occurs. A vacancy occurs when an associate judge dies,
	126	+	21 resigns, retires, is removed, or is not reappointed upon the
	127	+	22 expiration of his or her term; a vacancy does not occur at the
	128	+	23 expiration of a term if the associate judge is reappointed. As
	129	+	24 used in this subsection, "election cycle" means the period
	130	+	25 that begins on the day following the last day to certify
	131	+	26 judicial vacancies for election at the next general election
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227		-	under subsection (a) for the 17th judicial circuit shall be
228		-	reduced as provided in this subsection (c). Due to the vacancy
229		-	that exists on or after the effective date of this amendatory
230		-	Act of the 93rd General Assembly in the associate judgeship
231		-	that is converted into a resident judgeship under subsection
232		-	(a-10) of Section 2f-6 of the Circuit Courts Act, the maximum
233		-	number of judges authorized under subsection (a) of this
234		-	Section shall be reduced by one. A vacancy exists or occurs
235		-	when an associate judge dies, resigns, retires, is removed, or
236		-	is not reappointed upon expiration of his or her term; a
237		-	vacancy does not exist or occur at the expiration of a term if
238		-	the associate judge is reappointed.
239		-	(d) The maximum number of associate judges authorized
240		-	under subsection (a) for the 23rd judicial circuit shall be
241		-	reduced as provided in this subsection (d). Due to the vacancy
242		-	that exists on or after the effective date of this amendatory
243		-	Act of the 98th General Assembly in the associate judgeship
244		-	that is converted into a resident judgeship under subsection
245		-	(k) of Section 2f-10 of the Circuit Courts Act, the maximum
246		-	number of judges authorized under subsection (a) of this
247		-	Section shall be reduced by one.
248		-	(Source: P.A. 102-693, eff. 1-7-22; 102-1126, eff. 2-10-23.)
249		-	Section 15. The Court Reporters Act is amended by changing
250		-	Section 7 as follows:
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253		-	(705 ILCS 70/7) (from Ch. 37, par. 657)
254		-	Sec. 7. Proficiency tests. Each court reporter may be
255		-	required by the chief judge to shall take a test to verify his
256		-	or her proficiency within one year of employment. The test
257		-	shall be prepared and administered by the employer
258		-	representative in consultation with each of the other employer
259		-	representatives pursuant to standards set by rules. A
260		-	proficiency test passed prior to employment may be accepted by
261		-	the chief judge as proof of proficiency.
262		-	(Source: P.A. 101-581, eff. 1-1-20.)
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	142	+	1 and ends on the last day to certify judicial vacancies for
	143	+	2 election at the next general election, as provided in Section
	144	+	3 25-3 of the Election Code subcircuit.
	145	+	4 (e) A resident judge elected from a subcircuit shall
	146	+	5 continue to reside in that subcircuit as long as he or she
	147	+	6 holds that office. A resident judge elected from a subcircuit
	148	+	7 after January 1, 2008, must retain residency as a registered
	149	+	8 voter in the subcircuit to run for retention from the circuit
	150	+	9 at large thereafter.
	151	+	10 (Source: P.A. 101-477, eff. 6-1-20; 102-668, eff. 11-15-21;
	152	+	11 102-693, eff. 1-7-22; 102-1126, eff. 2-10-23.)
	153	+	12 Section 10. The Associate Judges Act is amended by
	154	+	13 changing Section 2 as follows:
	155	+	14 (705 ILCS 45/2) (from Ch. 37, par. 160.2)
	156	+	15 Sec. 2. (a) The maximum number of associate judges
	157	+	16 authorized for each circuit is the greater of the applicable
	158	+	17 minimum number specified in this Section or one for each
	159	+	18 35,000 or fraction thereof in population as determined by the
	160	+	19 last preceding Federal census, except for circuits with a
	161	+	20 population of more than 3,000,000 where the maximum number of
	162	+	21 associate judges is one for each 29,000 or fraction thereof in
	163	+	22 population as determined by the last preceding federal census,
	164	+	23 reduced in circuits of less than 200,000 inhabitants by the
	165	+	24 number of resident circuit judges elected in the circuit in
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	176	+	1 excess of one per county, except that the maximum number of
	177	+	2 associate judges authorized for the 24th circuit shall be 3.
	178	+	3 In addition, in circuits of 1,000,000 or more inhabitants,
	179	+	4 there shall be one additional associate judge authorized for
	180	+	5 each municipal district of the circuit court. The number of
	181	+	6 associate judges to be appointed in each circuit, not to
	182	+	7 exceed the maximum authorized, shall be determined from time
	183	+	8 to time by the Circuit Court. The minimum number of associate
	184	+	9 judges authorized for any circuit consisting of a single
	185	+	10 county shall be 14, except that the minimum in the 22nd circuit
	186	+	11 shall be 8, the minimum in the 19th circuit on and after
	187	+	12 December 4, 2006 shall be 20, and the maximum number of
	188	+	13 associate judges in the 20th circuit on and after December 5,
	189	+	14 2022 shall be 12. The minimum number of associate judges
	190	+	15 authorized for any circuit consisting of 2 counties with a
	191	+	16 combined population of at least 275,000 but less than 300,000
	192	+	17 shall be 10. The minimum number of associate judges authorized
	193	+	18 for any circuit with a population of at least 303,000 but not
	194	+	19 more than 309,000 shall be 10. The minimum number of associate
	195	+	20 judges authorized for any circuit with a population of at
	196	+	21 least 329,000, but not more than 349,999 shall be 11. The
	197	+	22 minimum number of associate judges authorized for any circuit
	198	+	23 with a population of at least 173,000 shall be 5. The number of
	199	+	24 associate judges authorized for a circuit shall not be reduced
	200	+	25 as a result of the 2020 federal decennial census. As used in
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	212	+	1 meaning given it in the Judicial Vacancies Act.
	213	+	2 (b) The maximum number of associate judges authorized
	214	+	3 under subsection (a) for a circuit with a population of more
	215	+	4 than 3,000,000 shall be reduced as provided in this subsection
	216	+	5 (b). For each vacancy that exists on or occurs on or after the
	217	+	6 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1990, that maximum
	218	+	7 number shall be reduced by one until the total number of
	219	+	8 associate judges authorized under subsection (a) is reduced by
	220	+	9 60. A vacancy exists or occurs when an associate judge dies,
	221	+	10 resigns, retires, is removed, or is not reappointed upon
	222	+	11 expiration of his or her term; a vacancy does not exist or
	223	+	12 occur at the expiration of a term if the associate judge is
	224	+	13 reappointed.
	225	+	14 (b-5) The maximum number of associate judges authorized
	226	+	15 under subsection (a) for a circuit with a population of more
	227	+	16 than 3,000,000 shall be reduced as provided in this subsection
	228	+	17 (b-5). Vacancies in associate judgeships authorized under
	229	+	18 subsection (a) occurring on or after June 1, 2023 shall be
	230	+	19 converted to resident circuit judgeships and shall be allotted
	231	+	20 in numerical order to subcircuits 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20 Each
	232	+	21 associate judgeship vacancy that occurs on or after June 1,
	233	+	22 2023 shall be converted to a resident circuit judgeship and
	234	+	23 allotted to a subcircuit pursuant to subsection (d-5) of
	235	+	24 Section 2f of the Circuit Courts Act, with each subcircuit
	236	+	25 allotted no more than a total of 11 resident circuit
	237	+	26 judgeships. Each election cycle, beginning with the 2024
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	248	+	1 election cycle, a maximum of 10 associate judgeship vacancies
	249	+	2 shall be converted to resident circuit judgeships pursuant to
	250	+	3 subsection (d-5) of Section 2f of the Circuit Courts Act and
	251	+	4 that maximum number shall be reduced by one until the total
	252	+	5 number of associate judges authorized under subsection (a) is
	253	+	6 reduced by 55. The maximum number of formerly associate
	254	+	7 judgeships which may be converted to resident circuit
	255	+	8 judgeships and which may be allotted to subcircuits 16, 17,
	256	+	9 18, 19, and 20 in an election cycle shall be 10 2 judgeships
	257	+	10 with each per subcircuit being allotted no more than 2
	258	+	11 resident circuit judgeships per election cycle. Any additional
	259	+	12 associate judgeship vacancies in excess of the maximum number
	260	+	13 per election cycle shall not be converted to resident circuit
	261	+	14 judgeships and shall be filled according to Supreme Court Rule
	262	+	15 39 until such time that a vacancy in the associate judgeship
	263	+	16 occurs. A vacancy occurs when an associate judge dies,
	264	+	17 resigns, retires, is removed, or is not reappointed upon
	265	+	18 expiration of his or her term; a vacancy does not occur at the
	266	+	19 expiration of a term if the associate judge is reappointed. As
	267	+	20 used in this subsection, "election cycle" means the period
	268	+	21 that begins on the day following the last day to certify
	269	+	22 judicial vacancies for election at the next general election
	270	+	23 and ends on the last day to certify judicial vacancies for
	271	+	24 election at the next general election, as provided in Section
	272	+	25 25-3 of the Election Code.
	273	+	26 (c) The maximum number of associate judges authorized
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	284	+	1 under subsection (a) for the 17th judicial circuit shall be
	285	+	2 reduced as provided in this subsection (c). Due to the vacancy
	286	+	3 that exists on or after the effective date of this amendatory
	287	+	4 Act of the 93rd General Assembly in the associate judgeship
	288	+	5 that is converted into a resident judgeship under subsection
	289	+	6 (a-10) of Section 2f-6 of the Circuit Courts Act, the maximum
	290	+	7 number of judges authorized under subsection (a) of this
	291	+	8 Section shall be reduced by one. A vacancy exists or occurs
	292	+	9 when an associate judge dies, resigns, retires, is removed, or
	293	+	10 is not reappointed upon expiration of his or her term; a
	294	+	11 vacancy does not exist or occur at the expiration of a term if
	295	+	12 the associate judge is reappointed.
	296	+	13 (d) The maximum number of associate judges authorized
	297	+	14 under subsection (a) for the 23rd judicial circuit shall be
	298	+	15 reduced as provided in this subsection (d). Due to the vacancy
	299	+	16 that exists on or after the effective date of this amendatory
	300	+	17 Act of the 98th General Assembly in the associate judgeship
	301	+	18 that is converted into a resident judgeship under subsection
	302	+	19 (k) of Section 2f-10 of the Circuit Courts Act, the maximum
	303	+	20 number of judges authorized under subsection (a) of this
	304	+	21 Section shall be reduced by one.
	305	+	22 (Source: P.A. 102-693, eff. 1-7-22; 102-1126, eff. 2-10-23.)
	306	+	23 Section 15. The Court Reporters Act is amended by changing
	307	+	24 Section 7 as follows:
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	318	+	1 (705 ILCS 70/7) (from Ch. 37, par. 657)
	319	+	2 Sec. 7. Proficiency tests. Each court reporter may be
	320	+	3 required by the chief judge to shall take a test to verify his
	321	+	4 or her proficiency within one year of employment. The test
	322	+	5 shall be prepared and administered by the employer
	323	+	6 representative in consultation with each of the other employer
	324	+	7 representatives pursuant to standards set by rules. A
	325	+	8 proficiency test passed prior to employment may be accepted by
	326	+	9 the chief judge as proof of proficiency.
	327	+	10 (Source: P.A. 101-581, eff. 1-1-20.)
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