Illinois Compiled Statutes
705 ILCS 105/1 (2026)
One clerk of the circuit court in each county shall be elected as provided by law, and shall hold office until a successor is elected and qualified
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(705 ILCS 105/1)
(from Ch. 25, par. 1)
Sec. 1.
One clerk of the circuit
court in each county shall be elected as provided by law, and shall hold
office until a successor is elected and
qualified.
(Source: P.A. 81-276.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2005–2025 · leading case: People v. Vara, 2018 IL 121823 (Ill. 2018).
People v. Vara, 2018 IL 121823 (Ill. 2018). “Under our current statute, the Clerks of Courts Act (Act) ( 705 ILCS 105/1 et seq. (West 2016) ), the duties of court clerks include the obligation to preserve all the files and papers of their respective courts and to keep complete records of all the proceedings and…”
Walker v. Chasteen, 2021 IL 126086 (Ill. 2021). “In that case, the plaintiffs brought an action alleging that a $60 fee they paid to the Cook County circuit clerk for filing motions to reconsider interlocutory orders in their underlying cases violated the Clerks of Courts Act (705 ILCS 105/1 et seq. (West 2014)). Midwest…”
Camco, Inc. v. Lowery, 839 N.E.2d 655 (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). “705 ILCS 105/1 et seq. (West 2004). In section 16(6) of the Clerks of Courts Act, the Illinois legislature codified the common law right to access judicial records.”
People v. Vara, 2018 IL 121823 (Ill. 2019). “In addition, section 14 of the Act specifically provides that circuit clerks “shall enter of record all judgments and orders of their respective courts, as soon after the rendition or making thereof as practicable.”
Midwest Med. Records Ass'n, Inc. v. Brown, 2018 IL App (1st) 163230 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “2a(g) of the Clerks of Courts Act (or Act) ( 705 ILCS 105/1 et seq. (West 2014)). ¶ 2 I.”
Midwest Med. Records Ass'n v. Brown, 2018 IL App (1st) 163230 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “2a(g) of the Clerks of Courts Act (or Act) (705 ILCS 105/1 et seq. (West 2014)). ¶2 I.”
Harms v. Bierman, 836 N.E.2d 206 (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). “See 705 ILCS 105/1 et seq. (West 2002). The court awarded Harms $3,500 in damages, plus costs.”
In re Conservation of NextLevel Health Partners, 2025 IL App (1st) 230803 (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “Due Process ¶ 52 Stevens next argues that the confidentiality provisions deprive her of her right to access court records under the Clerks of Courts Act (705 ILCS 105/1 et seq. (West 2020)) without any opportunity to challenge the deprivation.”
Harms v. Bierman (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). “See 705 ILCS 105/1 et seq. (West 2002). The court awarded Harms $3,500 in damages, plus costs.”
Camco v. Lowery (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). “705 ILCS 105/1 et seq. (West 2004) . In section 16(6) of the Clerks of Courts Act, the Illinois legislature codified the common law right to access judicial records .”
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