Goodman v. Ward

Docket No. 109796. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS DANIEL GOODMAN, Appellee, v. CHRIS WARD et al., Appellants. Opinion filed March 24, 2011. JUSTICE KARMEIER delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Justices Freeman, Thomas, Garman, Burke, and Theis concurred in the judgment and opinion. Chief Justice Kilbride took no part in the decision. OPINION At issue in this case is whether a candidate who seeks the office of circuit judge in a judicial subcircuit must be a resident of that subcircuit at the time he or she submits a petition for nomination to the office. By a…