State Senator Paul Faraci | Illinois General Assembly
State Senator Paul Faraci | Illinois General Assembly
According to the Illinois General Assembly site, the legislature summarized the bill's official text as follows: "Amends the Circuit Courts Act. Provides, in a provision concerning resident judgeships of the 6th judicial circuit, that when a vacancy occurs in an at-large judgeship, the at-large judgeship shall be converted to a resident judgeship for either Champaign County or Macon County, depending on which of those 2 counties the incumbent at-large circuit judge resided in when the incumbent judge was elected. Effective immediately."
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
In essence, the bill amends the Circuit Courts Act to modify the structure of judgeships within the 6th judicial circuit of Illinois. It mandates that when a vacancy arises in an at-large judgeship in this circuit, it will be converted to a resident judgeship specific to either Champaign County or Macon County, determined by the incumbent's county of residence at election time. The legislation clarifies that elected resident judges must reside in the county that elects them. This change is aimed at eliminating at-large judgeships without increasing the total number of judgeships within the circuit. The act takes effect immediately upon becoming law.
Faraci graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1988 with a BA.
Paul Faraci is currently serving in the Illinois State Senate, representing the state's 52nd Senate District. He replaced previous state senator Scott M. Bennett in 2023.
Bills in Illinois follow a multi-step legislative process, beginning with introduction in either the House or Senate, followed by committee review, floor debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching the governor for approval or veto. The General Assembly operates on a biennial schedule, and while typically thousands of bills are introduced each session, only a fraction successfully pass through the process to become law.
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| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| SB0180 | 01/17/2025 | Amends the Circuit Courts Act. Provides, in a provision concerning resident judgeships of the 6th judicial circuit, that when a vacancy occurs in an at-large judgeship, the at-large judgeship shall be converted to a resident judgeship for either Champaign County or Macon County, depending on which of those 2 counties the incumbent at-large circuit judge resided in when the incumbent judge was elected. Effective immediately. |
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