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SECTION 16. ADMINISTRATION
General administrative and supervisory authority over all
courts is vested in the Supreme Court and shall be exercised
by the Chief Justice in accordance with its rules. The
Supreme Court shall appoint an administrative director and
staff, who shall serve at its pleasure, to assist the Chief
Justice in his duties. The Supreme Court may assign a Judge
temporarily to any court and an Associate Judge to serve
temporarily as an Associate Judge on any Circuit Court. The
Supreme Court shall provide by rule for expeditious and
inexpensive appeals.
SECTION 17. JUDICIAL CONFERENCE
The Supreme Court shall provide by rule for an annual
judicial conference to consider the work of the courts and to
suggest improvements in the administration of justice and
shall report thereon annually in writing to the General
Assembly not later than January 31.
SECTION 18. CLERKS OF COURTS
(a) The Supreme Court and the Appellate Court Judges of
each Judicial District, respectively, shall appoint a clerk
and other non-judicial officers for their Court or District.
(b) The General Assembly shall provide by law for the
election, or for the appointment by Circuit Judges, of clerks
and other non-judicial officers of the Circuit Courts and for
their terms of office and removal for cause.
(c) The salaries of clerks and other non-judicial
officers shall be as provided by law.
SECTION 19. STATE'S ATTORNEYS - SELECTION, SALARY
A State's Attorney shall be elected in each county in
1972 and every fourth year thereafter for a four year term.
One State's Attorney may be elected to serve two or more
counties if the governing boards of such counties so provide
and a majority of the electors of each county voting on the
issue approve. A person shall not be eligible for the office
of State's Attorney unless he is a United States citizen and
a licensed attorney-at-law of this State. His salary shall be
provided by law.
(Source: Illinois Constitution. Article V. The Judiciary.)
