Legal Opinion
O'BRIEN v. White
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided March 6, 2006No. 102077PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Thomas
Justices Freeman, McMorrow, Fitzgerald, Kilbride, Garman, and Karmeier concurred in the judgment and opinion.
OPINION
At issue is the constitutionality of section 7A—1 of the Election Code (10 ILCS 5/7A—1 (West 2004)), which sets a deadline by which an elected judge who wishes to be retained in office must file a declaration of candidacy to succeed himself or herself.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Joan Margaret O’Brien was elected judge of the circuit court of Cook County in November 2000. Wishing to run for retention in the November 2006 general election, O’Brien filed with the Secretary of State a…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- People Ex Rel. Meyer v. KernerIllinois Supreme Court · 1966
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