Illinois Judges Association

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The Illinois Judges Association is a prominent professional membership organization for judges in Illinois.

About

The Illinois Judges Association was formed December 4, 1971 in order to bring together all Illinois state judges – or initially the elected ones – into one organization. It followed the changes in the Illinois Judicial System wrought by the adoption of the Illinois Constitution of 1970.^[1]

History

Associate Judges in Illinois formed an association known as Illinois Associate Judges Association while the Circuit Judges joined in an association with the Appellate Judges known as the Illinois Circuit and Appellate Judges Association. It was these two organizations which, after the 1970 Constitution, merged to form the Illinois Judges Association (IJA). Judge Norman Eiger was President of the Associate Judges Association and active in the formation of the IJA, serving for years as the Chairman and Chairman Emeritus of its Convention Committee.^{[citation needed]}

Officers

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The following persons are the organization's leadership for 2007-2008:

• Hon. Mark Schuering, President
• Hon. James Epstein, 1st Vice-President
• Hon. Ron Spears, 2nd Vice-President
• Hon. Lewis M. Nixon, 3rd Vice-President
• Hon. Mary Seminara-Schostok, Secretary
• Hon. Rita M. Novak, Treasurer

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