Illinois Compiled Statutes

705 ILCS 55/1 (2026)

A judge is automatically retired at the expiration of the term in which the judge attains the age of 75

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(705 ILCS 55/1) (from Ch. 37, par. 23.71)

Sec. 1.

A judge is automatically retired at the expiration of the term
in which the judge attains the age of 75. Such judge shall conclude all
matters pending before him unless the Supreme Court makes other provisions
for the disposition of such matters.  This Section shall apply to all
Supreme Court, appellate, circuit and associate judges.

(Source: P.A. 85-1413.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2009–2011 · leading case: Maddux v. Blagojevich, 911 N.E.2d 979 (Ill. 2009).

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Maddux v. Blagojevich, 911 N.E.2d 979 (Ill. 2009). · cites it 14× “Maddux and five Cook County voters eligible to vote in judicial elections, sought a declaration from the circuit court of Cook County that the Compulsory Retirement of Judges Act (Retirement Act or Act) (705 ILCS 55/1 et seq. (West 2006)) is unconstitutional.”

Hon. Bernstein v. State, 29 A.3d 267 (Md. 2011). “2d 979, 989 (2009), in which a divided Illinois Supreme Court held 705 ILCS 55/1 (West 2006), the State’s Compulsory Retirement of Judges Act, (hereinafter, “Retirement Act” or “Act”), to be unconstitutional.”

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