6th judicial circuit; resident judgeships

(705 ILCS 35/2f-14)     Sec. 2f-14. 6th judicial circuit; resident judgeships.     (a) The at-large judgeships of the 6th judicial circuit existing on January 7, 2022 shall be converted to resident judgeships as provided in this subsection as those judgeships are or become vacant. When a vacancy occurs in an at-large judgeship of the 6th judicial circuit, the at-large judgeship shall be converted to a resident judgeship for either Champaign County or Macon County, depending on which of those 2 counties the incumbent at-large circuit judge resided in when the incumbent judge was elected. Thereafter, persons elected to those resident judgeships shall be residents of the county which elects them.     (b) It is the intent of the General Assembly not to create any additional judgeships in the 6th judicial circuit by Public Act 102-693 and this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the conversion of at-large judgeships to resident judgeships under subsection (a) of this Section shall not entitle the 6th judicial circuit to any additional circuit judgeships elected at-large. (Source: P.A. 104-809, eff. 8-7-26.)