The Supreme Court of Illinois created the Illinois Judicial Conference in 1953 in the interest of maintaining a well-informed judiciary, active in improving the administration of justice. The Conference has met annually since 1954 and has the primary responsibility for the creation and supervision of the continuing judicial education efforts in Illinois.
The Judicial Conference of Illinois, consisting of eighty-two judges, is responsible for suggesting improvements in the administration of justice in Illinois. The Executive Committee, composed of the chief justice and fourteen members of the Judicial Conference, reviews recommendations of the various committees and makes recommendations to the supreme court, resolves questions of committee jurisdiction, acts on behalf of the Judicial Conference between annual meetings, and performs other duties delegated by the supreme court. This report lists the Judicial Conference members: Supreme Court Justices, Presiding judges of downstate appellate districts and chair of First District Executive Committee, Judges appointed from Cook County including the chief judge and 10 associate judges , and Ten judges appointed from each downstate district including one chief judge and 3 associate judges from each district . It also includes the agenda and reports from the conference.
First Division May 7, 2007 No. 1-05-0276 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DENNIS DAVIS, Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County 02 CR 27257 Honorable Reginald H. Baker, Judge Presiding