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Illinois Supreme Court
The highest court in Illinois. Who sits on it, how they got there and how long their terms run.
Partisan electionHow justices are chosenVoters elect the justices; candidates' party labels appear on the ballot.
10 yearsTerm length
7Sitting justices
1818Founded
No public decision data available for this court. There is no free, consistently coded source of how each state justice votes in cases, so this site doesn't score state judges.
Justices
P. Scott Neville
Chief Justice · 1st District
Party as listed: Democratic
Took office: June 15, 2018
Appointed by Illinois Supreme Court
Photo: Ballotpedia
Joy Cunningham
Justice · 1st District
Party as listed: Democratic
Took office: December 1, 2022
Appointed by Illinois Supreme Court
Photo: Ballotpedia
Sanjay Tailor
Justice · 1st District
Party as listed: Democratic
Took office: January 30, 2026
Appointed by The Illinois Supreme Court
Photo: Ballotpedia
Elizabeth M. Rochford
Justice · 2nd District
Party as listed: Democratic
Took office: December 5, 2022
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Ballotpedia
Mary Kay O'Brien
Justice · 3rd District
Party as listed: Democratic
Took office: December 5, 2022
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Ballotpedia
Lisa Holder White
Justice · 4th District
Party as listed: Republican
Took office: July 8, 2022
Appointed by Illinois Supreme Court
Photo: Ballotpedia
David K. Overstreet
Justice · 5th District
Party as listed: Republican
Took office: December 7, 2020
Elected
Photo: Ballotpedia
Source: Ballotpedia, Illinois Supreme Court (retrieved Oct 26, 2026). “Party as listed” is Ballotpedia’s label; many state justices are officially nonpartisan. Photos from each justice’s Ballotpedia page (or Wikimedia Commons where Ballotpedia has none). Click a name for a short profile.