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Courts of Illinois

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Courts of Illinois include:

Illinois Supreme Court building, in Springfield, Illinois
The Dirksen Federal Building in Chicago, headquarters of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

State courts of Illinois

Main article: Judiciary of Illinois
Further information: State court (United States)
  • Supreme Court of Illinois[1]
    • Illinois Appellate Court (5 districts)[2]
      • Illinois Circuit Courts (24 judicial circuits)[3]

Federal courts located in Illinois

Further information: Federal judiciary of the United States
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (headquartered in Chicago, having jurisdiction over the United States District Courts of Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin)
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois[4]
  • United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois[5]
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois[6]

Former federal courts of Illinois

  • United States District Court for the District of Illinois (extinct, subdivided in 1855)[7]
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois (extinct, reorganized in 1978)[7]


See also

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  • Judiciary of Illinois

References

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  1. ^ "Illinois Supreme Court Home Page". State.il.us. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2008.
  2. ^ "Illinois Appellate Court Home Page". State.il.us. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2008.
  3. ^ "Illinois Circuit Court General Information". State.il.us. Archived from the original on January 24, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2008.
  4. ^ "Northern District of Illinois – U.S. Courts". Ilnd.uscourts.gov. Archived from the original on January 17, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2008.
  5. ^ "Central District of Illinois – U.S. Courts". Ilcd.uscourts.gov. Retrieved December 17, 2008.
  6. ^ "Southern District of Illinois – U.S. Courts". Ilsd.uscourts.gov. Retrieved December 17, 2008.
  7. ^ a b U.S. District Courts of Illinois Legislative history.
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