IL · rules
Ill. S. Ct. R. 24
Research Department in Each District of the Appellate Court
In each Appellate Court district there shall be a research department supervised by a director
of research and staffed by such number of staff attorneys as the Supreme Court may from time to
time determine. The research departments in each district shall perform such duties as may be
assigned to it by the presiding judge of the district or, in the First District, by the Executive
Committee. The research departmen t of the various districts shall coordinate their activities,
exchange information, and publish and maintain a manual of procedures for the research staff.
An assistant to the Supreme Court may be assigned by that court to coordinate the activities of
the research departments hereby created. The director of research and all staff attorneys
employed in any research department shall be graduates of law schools approved by the
American Bar Association.
History
Adopted July 30, 1979, effective October 15, 1979; amende d April 10, 1987, effective August 1, 1987. Committee Comments Rule 24 is new. It recedes from the recommendation of the 1972 committee report for a statewide research department and incorporates the development of research departments in each district with a coordination of the activities of those departments by an assistant to the Supreme Court.
Provenance
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- illinoiscourts.gov
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- 2026-09-14
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- 2026-09-14
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