| Title: | Judicial Inquiry Board |
| Website: | Judicial Inquiry Board |
| Contact Name: | Michael Deno |
| Contact Title: | Executive Director and General Counsel |
| Contact Phone: | 312.814.5554 |
| Contact E-Mail: | Michael.Deno@illinois.gov |
| Function: | The Board conducts investigations and receives or initiatives complaints concerning a judge or associate judge as well as files and prosecutes complaints with the Courts Commission. The Board is an independent entity within the Judicial branch and is not subject to the Illinois Open Meetings Act. |
| Term: | 4 years-Term goes from date of appointment, not previous expiration. No member may serve for more than 8 years. |
| Senate Confirmation: | No |
| Party Affiliation: | 3 of Governor's appointments shall be lawyers, no more than 2 from the same political party, and 4 shall not be lawyers, no more than 2 from the same political party |
| Qualifications: | No more than 2 of the lawyers and 2 of the public members shall be of the same political party |
| Compensation: | $200 per diem, plus expenses (Judges only receive expenses) |
| Composition: | 9 members
-7 appointed by Governor
-2 Circuit Judges, appointed by the Supreme Court |
| Chair: | Elected by the Board |
| Authority: | Illinois Constitution-Article VI, Section 15(b)-(d) |