Courts Commission, Illinois

Board and Commission Details

Contact Name

Shelly Bethune

Contact Title

Executive Director and General Counsel of the Illinois Courts Commission

Contact Phone

312.793.3250

Contact E-Mail

info@illinoiscourtscommission.gov

Function

The Commission shall be convened permanently to hear complaints filed by the Judicial Inquiry Board

Term

Members & alternates, not specified. Chairperson, 2 years

Senate Confirmation

No

Qualifications

No members or alternates can be members of the Judicial Inquiry Board. Appellate Court Judges, members and alternates must be from different Judicial Districts. Circuit Judges, members and alternates must be from different Judicial Districts.

Compensation

Non-judge members & alternates receive per diem and necessary expenses. Members & alternates who are Judges receive necessary expenses only.

Composition

16 members: 7 appointed by the Supreme Court; 1 Supreme Court Judge; 1 alternate Supreme Court Judge; 2 Circuit Judges; 3 alternate Circuit Judges; 5 appointed by the Appellate Court; 2 Appellate Court Judges; 3 alternate Appellate Court Judges; 4 citizens appointed by the Governor 2 as alternates

Authority

Illinois Constitution Article VI, Section 15


Member Names

Name Member Expiration Member Since Affiliation Appointed By Position Title County
Garman, Hon. Rita B. 12/07/2020 Illinois Supreme Court Alternate Member, Supreme Court Justice
Harris, Hon. Thomas M. 12/31/2019 01/01/2019 Illinois Appellate Court Alternate Member, Appellate Court Justice Logan
Austriaco, Aurora 07/03/2014 Governor Member, Citizen Cook
Schostok, Hon. Mary S. 12/31/2019 01/01/2017 Illinois Appellate Court Member, Appellate Court Justice Lake
Chapman, Hon. Melissa A. 12/31/2019 01/01/2019 Illinois Appellate Court Alternate Member, Appellate Court Justice Madison
McBride, Hon. Margaret Stanton 12/31/2021 01/01/2016 Illinois Appellate Court Member, Appellate Court Justice Cook
Glenn, Hon. James R. 12/31/2021 01/01/2019 Illinois Supreme Court Alternate Member, Circuit Judge Coles
Weber, Hon. Christopher L. 12/31/2021 01/01/2019 Illinois Supreme Court Alternate Member, Circuit Judge Crawford
Neville, Jr, Hon. P. Scott 10/26/2022 Illinois Supreme Court Chair, Member, Supreme Court Justice
Sobol, Hon. Sheldon R. 12/31/2024 08/02/2022 Illinois Supreme Court Alternate Member, Circuit Judge Grundy
Hull, Hon. Thomas Clinton 12/31/2021 01/01/2019 Illinois Supreme Court Member, Circuit Judge Kane
Zimmerman, Thomas A. 07/14/2003 Governor Alternate Member, Citizen Cook
Wolfe, Brian 06/14/2024 Governor Alternate Member, Citizen Cook
Wolff, Paula 12/21/1998 Governor Member, Citizen Cook
O'Brien, Hon. Mary K. 12/31/2019 01/01/2019 Illinois Appellate Court Alternate Member, Appellate Court Justice Grundy
Nixon, Hon. Lewis 12/31/2020 01/01/2018 Illinois Supreme Court Member, Circuit Judge Cook