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Ill. Code Jud. Conduct R. 2.13
Administrative Appointments and Hiring
(A) In making or facilitating administrative appointments and hiring court employees,
a judge:
(1) shall exercise the power of appointment or election impartially* and on the
basis of merit; and
(2) shall avoid nepotism, favoritism, and unnecessary appointments.
(B) A judge shall refrain from casting a vote for the appointment or reappointment to
the office of associate judge of the judge’s spouse, domestic partner, or of any
person known by the judge to be within the third degree of relationship to the judge,
the judge’s spouse, or domestic partner (or the spouse or domestic partn er of such
a person).
(C) A judge shall not approve compensation of appointees beyond the fair value of
services rendered.
History
COMMENTS [1] Unless otherwise defined by law, nepotism is the appointment or hiring of any relative within the third degree of relationship of either the judge or the judge’s spouse or domestic partner, or the spouse or domestic partner of such relative.
Provenance
- Source
- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-14
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
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