Justices of the Supreme Court of Illinois are elected by district.
[2] In October 2010, Democrat Mary Jane Theis was appointed by the Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of justice Thomas R.
[3] Theis successfully ran for election to fill this seat for a full term.
Illinois Appellate Court justices hold ten-year terms.
[8] Matthias William Delort was elected to fill the judgeship.
[4] A vacancy was created when Sharon Johnson Coleman stepped down in order to accept a position on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
[16][17] Nathaniel Roosevelt Howse, Jr. was elected to fill the judgeship.
[4] A vacancy was created when Mary Jane Theis was appointed to the Illinois Supreme Court in 2010.
[4] A vacancy was created when John Tully retired on December 31, 2009.
[4] Candidates Results A vacancy was created when James Donovan retired on December 2, 2012.