League of Women Voters - Projects - Judicial Reform - 1955

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Title

League of Women Voters - Projects - Judicial Reform - 1955

Subject

League of Women Voters
Projects
Judicial Reform
1955
Proposed Judicial Article
Consolidation of trial courts in each circuit
Supreme and appellate courts
Rule making and administration
Selection and tenure of judges
Referendum of method of selection of judges
Other provisions
Judicial department
Supreme court
Appellate court
Circuit courts
Selection and Tenure
General
State's attorneys
Schedule
Selection of Judges
Continuing need for judicial reform in Illinois
Illinois courts of 1955
Election of judges in 1955
Changes needed
Proposed amendment to the judicial article
1953 proposal
1955 proposal
Opportunities for better judicial administration in Illinois under the new judicial article amendment when ratified
Newspaper Articles
Committee for modern courts
Court reform
Committee for modern courts news letter
Blue ballot
Fact book for the blue ballot judicial amendment
Need for an amendment
Efforts to secure reform
Outline of the amendment
Downstate point of view
New Jersey experience
Civic and political support
What experts say
Arguments for and against the judicial amendment
Publicity committee report
Legislative documents dealing with the proposed constitutional amendments
Questions and answers about the proposed judicial amendment
Judicial questionnaire
Time for Action
Correspondence
Government of Illinois judicial branch
Specimen ballot
Support of bills to obtain nonpartisan selection of judges
Sample ballot
Brochures

Description

This is a historical account of the League of Women Voters of Macon County in Decatur

Creator

League of Women Voters

Source

League of Women Voters

Publisher

Decatur Public Library
Decatur IL

Date

1955

Contributor

League of Women Voters

Rights

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Relation

League of Women Voters

Format

.pdf

Language

English

Type

document

Identifier

LWV888

Coverage

League of Women Voters - Projects - Judicial Reform - 1955

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Text

document

Original Format

paper

Files

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Citation

League of Women Voters, “League of Women Voters - Projects - Judicial Reform - 1955,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed January 7, 2025, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/8632.