Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission, The

Board and Commission Details

Contact Name

John Lupton

Contact Phone

217-670-0890 ext. 1

Contact E-Mail

john.lupton@illinoiscourthistory.org

Function

The Commission shall assist and advise the Court in regard to the acquisition, collection, documentation, preservation, cataloging, and related matters with respect to historic aspects of buildings, objects, artifacts, documents, and information, regardless of form, relating to the Illinois judiciary.

Term

2-year terms and 4-year terms for initial terms expiring 6/30/09 & 6/30/11, 4-year terms thereafter

Senate Confirmation

No

Party Affiliation

N/A

Qualifications

See designated list

Compensation

Expenses

Composition

9 Commissioners - Administrative Director of the Illinois Courts – commissioner ex officio - Two commissioners appointed by the Court, one of which is designated as the chair - Two commissioners appointed by the Governor - Two commissioners appointed by the President of the Senate, one may not belong to the same political party as the President - Two commissioners appointed by the Speaker of the House, one may not belong to the same political party as the Speaker

Chair

Appointed by the Court

Authority

705 ILCS 17/10


Member Names

Name Member Expiration Member Since Affiliation Appointed By Position Title County
Cornelius, Vincent 06/30/2025 07/01/2017 Supreme Court Member, Court DuPage
Roberts, J. William 06/30/2020 02/02/2016 Speaker of the House Member Sangamon
Power, Joseph 06/30/2023 09/14/2020 Supreme Court Chair, Court Cook
Meis, Marcia 08/01/2017 Illinois Courts Ex-Officio Director Cook
Dillard, Kirk 06/30/2025 12/04/2012 President of the Senate Member Cook
Rock, John J. 06/30/2025 06/10/2022 President of the Senate Member
Sokol, David 06/30/2025 07/10/2020 Governor Member Cook
Green, John Martin 06/30/2027 06/24/2022 Governor Member Sangamon
Keefe, Thomas 06/30/2025 03/22/2022 Speaker of the House Member St. Clair