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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4069
Introduced 5/28/2025, by Rep. Ryan Spain
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Supreme Court Ethics Act. Directs a Supreme Court Judge to disqualify himself or herself in any proceeding in which the Supreme Court Judge's impartiality might reasonably be questioned. Specifies circumstances in which a Supreme Court Judge's impartiality might be reasonably questioned. Requires a Supreme Court Judge to keep informed about the Supreme Court Judge's personal and fiduciary economic interests and to make a reasonable effort to keep informed about the personal economic interests of the Supreme Court Judge's spouse or domestic partner and the Supreme Court Judge's children. Authorizes a Supreme Court Judge to disclose on the record the basis of the Supreme Court Judge's disqualification and to ask the parties and their lawyers to consider, outside the presence of the Supreme Court Judge and court personnel, whether to waive disqualification. Requires a Supreme Court Judge to disclose on the record information that the Supreme Court Judge believes the parties or their lawyers might reasonably consider relevant to a possible motion for disqualification, even if the Supreme Court Judge believes there is no basis for disqualification. Prohibits a Supreme Court Judge, a Supreme Court Judge's spouse, a Supreme Court Judge's domestic partner, or a Supreme Court Judge's children from accepting any gifts, loans, bequests, benefits, favors, or other things of value, except as specified in the Act. Requires a Supreme Court Judge to file annually with the Clerk of the Illinois Supreme Court a verified written statement of economic interests on an Illinois Judicial Statement of Economic Interests Form. Specifies the contents of the Illinois Judicial Statement of Economic Interests Form. Authorizes the Judicial Inquiry Board to investigate any alleged violation of the Act. Provides that, if after an investigation and upon determination by the Judicial Inquiry Board that there is a reasonable basis to publicly charge a Supreme Court Judge with a violation of the Act, the Judicial Inquiry Board may file and prosecute a complaint before the Illinois Courts Commission. Defines terms. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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1    AN ACT concerning courts.
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Supreme Court Ethics Act.
6    Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Section:
7    "Benefits" means honoraria, reimbursement of expenses, and
8waivers of fees.
9    "Covered person" means the Supreme Court Judge and the
10Supreme Court Judge's spouse, the Supreme Court Judge's
11domestic partner, and the Supreme Court Judge's children.
12    "De minimis", in the context of interests pertaining to
13disqualification of a Supreme Court Judge, means an
14insignificant interest that could not raise a reasonable
15question regarding the Supreme Court Judge's impartiality.
16    "Domestic partner" means a person with whom another person
17maintains a household and an intimate relationship, other than
18a person's legal spouse.
19    "Economic interest" means ownership of more than a de
20minimis legal or equitable interest. Except for situations in
21which the Supreme Court Judge participates in the management
22of such a legal or equitable interest or the interest could be
23substantially affected by the outcome of a proceeding before a
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1Supreme Court Judge, "economic interest" does not include (1)
2an interest in the individual holdings within a mutual or
3common investment fund; (2) an interest in securities held by
4an educational, religious, charitable, fraternal, or civic
5organization in which the Supreme Court Judge or the Supreme
6Court Judge's spouse, domestic partner, parent, or child
7serves as a director, an officer, an advisor, or other
8participant; (3) a deposit in a financial institution or
9deposits or proprietary interests the Supreme Court Judge may
10maintain as a member of a mutual savings association or credit
11union or similar proprietary interests; or (4) an interest in
12the issuer of government securities held by the Supreme Court
13Judge.
14    "Fiduciary" includes relationships such as executor,
15administrator, trustee, or guardian.
16    "Impartial", "impartiality", and "impartially" mean
17absence of bias or prejudice in favor of, or against,
18particular parties or classes of parties, as well as
19maintenance of an open mind in considering issues that may
20come before a Supreme Court Judge.
21    "Income" means dividends, interest, rent, royalties, or
22distributions.
23    "Independence" means a Supreme Court Judge's freedom from
24influence or controls other than those established by law.
25    "Integrity" means probity, fairness, honesty, uprightness,
26and soundness of character.
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1    "Knowingly", "knowledge", "known", and "knows" mean actual
2knowledge of the fact in question. A person's knowledge may be
3inferred from the circumstances.
4    "Member of a Supreme Court Judge's family residing in the
5Supreme Court Judge's household" means any relative of a
6Supreme Court Judge by blood or marriage, or a person treated
7by a Supreme Court Judge as a member of the Supreme Court
8Judge's family, who resides in the Supreme Court Judge's
9household.
10    "Ordinary social hospitality" includes the routine
11amenities, favors, and courtesies which are normally exchanged
12between friends and acquaintances, and which would not create
13an appearance of impropriety to a reasonable, objective
14observer. The touchstone of this objective test is a careful
15consideration of social custom. Factors relevant to this
16inquiry include (1) the monetary value of the gift, loan,
17bequest, or other item transferred from the donor or lender to
18the Supreme Court Judge; (2) the relationship between the
19Supreme Court Judge and the donor or lender; (3) the social
20practices and customs associated with transfers of the type
21made between the Supreme Court Judge and donor or lender; and
22(4) the circumstances of the transaction.
23    "Record date" means December 31 of the year immediately
24preceding the date upon which the statement of economic
25interests must be filed under this Act.
26    "Retirement/investment accounts" means all assets valued
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1in excess of $1,000 in which any covered person has an
2ownership interest, including those assets owned in an
3Individual Retirement Account (IRA), 401(k) plan, 403(b) plan,
4457 plan, deferred compensation plan administered by the State
5of Illinois, 529 college savings plan, Illinois Uniform
6Transfers to Minors Act account, or similar account.
7    "Supreme Court Judge" means a judge of the Illinois
8Supreme Court.
9    "Third degree of relationship" includes the following
10persons: great-grandparent, grandparent, parent, uncle, aunt,
11brother, sister, child, grandchild, great-grandchild, nephew,
12and niece.
13    Section 10. Judicial disqualification.
14    (a) A Supreme Court Judge shall disqualify himself or
15herself in any proceeding in which the Supreme Court Judge's
16impartiality might reasonably be questioned, including, but
17not limited to, the following circumstances:
18        (1) The Supreme Court Judge has a personal bias or
19    prejudice concerning a party or a party's lawyer or
20    personal knowledge of facts that are in dispute in the
21    proceeding.
22        (2) The Supreme Court Judge knows that the Supreme
23    Court Judge, the Supreme Court Judge's spouse or domestic
24    partner, a person within the third degree of relationship
25    to either of them, or the spouse or domestic partner of
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1    such a person is:
2            (A) a party to the proceeding or an officer,
3        director, general partner, managing member, or trustee
4        of a party;
5            (B) acting as a lawyer in the proceeding;
6            (C) a person who has more than a de minimis
7        interest that could be substantially affected by the
8        proceeding; or
9            (D) likely to be a material witness in the
10        proceeding.
11        (3) The Supreme Court Judge knowingly, individually,
12    or as a fiduciary or the Supreme Court Judge's spouse,
13    domestic partner, parent, or child, wherever residing, or
14    any other member of the Supreme Court Judge's family
15    residing in the Supreme Court Judge's household has an
16    economic interest in the subject matter in controversy or
17    is a party to the proceeding.
18        (4) The Supreme Court Judge, while a Supreme Court
19    Judge or a judicial candidate, has made a public
20    statement, other than in a court proceeding, judicial
21    decision, or opinion that commits or appears to commit the
22    Supreme Court Judge to reach a particular result or rule
23    in a particular way in the proceeding or controversy.
24        (5) The Supreme Court Judge:
25            (A) served as a lawyer in the matter;
26            (B) represented any party to the matter while
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1        engaged in the private practice of law within a period
2        of 7 years following the last date on which the Supreme
3        Court Judge represented the party;
4            (C) within the preceding 3 years was associated in
5        the private practice of law with any law firm or lawyer
6        currently representing any party in the matter,
7        provided that referral of cases when no monetary
8        interest was retained shall not be deemed an
9        association within the meaning of this subparagraph;
10            (D) served in governmental employment and in such
11        capacity participated personally and substantially as
12        a lawyer or public official concerning the matter or
13        has publicly expressed in such capacity an opinion
14        concerning the merits of the particular matter;
15            (E) was a material witness concerning the matter;
16        or
17            (F) previously presided as a Supreme Court Judge
18        over the matter in another court.
19        (6) During an election cycle, the Supreme Court Judge
20    and any political committee acting on behalf of the
21    Supreme Court Judge have accepted, from an individual or
22    political committee, contributions that, in the aggregate,
23    exceed the limitations on campaign contributions that may
24    be made to a political party committee by a political
25    action committee under Section 9-8.5 of the Election Code
26    as adjusted from time to time by the State Board of
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1    Elections under subsection (g) of that Section.
2    When disqualifying himself or herself in a proceeding, the
3Supreme Court Judge shall state the reason for his or her
4recusal.
5    (b) A Supreme Court Judge shall keep informed about the
6Supreme Court Judge's personal and fiduciary economic
7interests and make a reasonable effort to keep informed about
8the personal economic interests of the Supreme Court Judge's
9spouse or domestic partner and the Supreme Court Judge's
10children.
11    (c) A Supreme Court Judge subject to disqualification
12under this Section, other than for bias or prejudice under
13paragraph (1) of subsection (a), may disclose on the record
14the basis of the Supreme Court Judge's disqualification and
15may ask the parties and their lawyers to consider, outside the
16presence of the Supreme Court Judge and court personnel,
17whether to waive disqualification. If, following the
18disclosure, the parties and lawyers agree, without
19participation by the Supreme Court Judge or court personnel,
20that the Supreme Court Judge should not be disqualified, the
21Supreme Court Judge may participate in the proceeding. The
22agreement shall be incorporated into the record of the
23proceeding.
24    (d) Under this Section, a Supreme Court Judge is
25disqualified whenever the Supreme Court Judge's impartiality
26might reasonably be questioned, regardless of whether any of
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1the specific provisions of subsection (a) apply.
2    (e) A Supreme Court Judge's obligation not to hear or
3decide matters in which disqualification is required applies
4regardless of whether a motion to disqualify is filed.
5    (f) The rule of necessity may override the rule of
6disqualification. In matters that require immediate action,
7the Supreme Court Judge must disclose on the record the basis
8for possible disqualification.
9    (g) The fact that a lawyer in a proceeding is affiliated
10with a law firm with which a relative of the Supreme Court
11Judge is affiliated does not itself disqualify the Supreme
12Court Judge. If, however, the Supreme Court Judge's
13impartiality might reasonably be questioned under subsection
14(a) or the relative is known by the Supreme Court Judge to have
15an interest in the law firm that could be substantially
16affected by the proceeding under subparagraph (C) of paragraph
17(2) of subsection (a), the Supreme Court Judge's
18disqualification is required.
19    (h) A Supreme Court Judge shall disclose on the record
20information that the Supreme Court Judge believes the parties
21or their lawyers might reasonably consider relevant to a
22possible motion for disqualification, even if the Supreme
23Court Judge believes there is no basis for disqualification.
24    (i) A Supreme Court Judge's use of social media or social
25networking platforms may create the appearance of a
26relationship between the Supreme Court Judge and litigants or
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1lawyers who may appear before the Supreme Court Judge. Whether
2a relationship would cause the Supreme Court Judge's
3impartiality to "reasonably be questioned" depends on the
4facts. While the labels used by the social media or social
5networking platform are not dispositive of the nature of the
6relationship, Supreme Court Judges shall consider the manner
7in which the rules on disqualification have been applied in
8traditional contexts and the additional ways in which social
9media or social networking platforms may amplify any
10connection to the Supreme Court Judge.
11    Section 15. Acceptance of gifts, loans, bequests, favors,
12benefits, or other things of value.
13    (a) A covered person shall not accept any gifts, loans,
14bequests, benefits, favors, or other things of value, except
15as follows:
16        (1) any items or items from any one source during a
17    calendar year having a cumulative total value of less than
18    $100;
19        (2) gifts, loans, bequests, benefits, favors, or other
20    things of value from individuals whose relationship with
21    the covered person would require disqualification of the
22    Supreme Court Judge under Section 10;
23        (3) ordinary social hospitality;
24        (4) commercial or financial opportunities and
25    benefits, including special pricing and discounts, and
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1    loans from lending institutions in their regular course of
2    business, if the same opportunities and benefits or loans
3    are made available on the same terms to similarly situated
4    persons who are not covered persons;
5        (5) rewards and prizes given to competitors or
6    participants in random drawings, contests, or other events
7    that are open to persons who are not covered persons;
8        (6) scholarships, fellowships, and similar benefits or
9    awards, if they are available to similarly situated
10    persons who are not covered persons, based upon the same
11    terms and criteria;
12        (7) books, magazines, journals, audiovisual materials,
13    and other resource materials supplied by publishers on a
14    complimentary basis for official use;
15        (8) gifts incident to a public testimonial;
16        (9) invitations to a covered person or the guest of a
17    Supreme Court Judge to attend without charge:
18            (A) an event associated with a bar-related
19        function or other activity relating to the law, the
20        legal system, or the administration of justice; or
21            (B) an event associated with any of the Supreme
22        Court Judge's educational, religious, charitable,
23        fraternal, or civic activities permitted by the
24        Illinois Code of Judicial Conduct of 2023, if the same
25        invitation is offered to nonjudges who are engaged in
26        similar ways in the activity as is the Supreme Court
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1        Judge;
2        (10) gifts, loans, bequests, benefits, favors, or
3    other things of value, only if the donor is not a party or
4    other person whose interests have come or are likely to
5    come before the Supreme Court Judge, including lawyers who
6    practice or have practiced before the Supreme Court Judge
7    or the cumulative total value of the gifts, loans,
8    bequests, benefits, favors, or other things of value is
9    less than $100 in a calendar year; and
10        (11) gifts loans, bequests, benefits, favors, or other
11    things of value the acceptance of which is allowed under
12    subsection (c).
13    (b) Whenever a covered person accepts a gift or other
14thing of value without paying fair market value, there is a
15risk that the benefit might be viewed as intended to influence
16the Supreme Court Judge's decision in a case. This Section
17prohibits the acceptance of benefits except in circumstances
18where the risk of improper influence is low.
19    (c) Gift giving between friends and relatives is a common
20occurrence and ordinarily does not create an appearance of
21impropriety or cause reasonable persons to believe that the
22Supreme Court Judge's independence, integrity, or impartiality
23has been compromised. In addition, when the appearance of
24friends or relatives in a case would require the Supreme Court
25Judge's disqualification under Section 10, there would be no
26opportunity for a gift to influence the Supreme Court Judge's
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1decision-making. Paragraph (2) of subsection (a) places no
2restrictions upon the ability of a covered person to accept
3gifts or other things of value from friends or relatives under
4these circumstances.
5    (d) Businesses and financial institutions frequently make
6available special pricing, discounts, and other benefits,
7either in connection with a temporary promotion or for
8preferred customers based upon longevity of the relationship,
9volume of business transacted, and other factors. A covered
10person may freely accept such benefits if they are available
11to the general public or if the covered person qualifies for
12the special price or discount according to the same criteria
13as are applied to persons who are not covered persons.
14    (e) This Section applies only to acceptance of gifts or
15other things of value by covered persons.
16    (f) Contributions to a Supreme Court Judge's campaign for
17judicial office are governed by paragraph (6) of subsection
18(a) of Section 10 of this Act and the Illinois Code of Judicial
19Conduct of 2023.
20    (g) Disclosure of economic interests, including gifts, is
21governed by Sections 20 and 25.
22    Section 20. Reporting requirements.
23    (a) A Supreme Court Judge shall file annually with the
24Clerk of the Illinois Supreme Court a verified written
25statement of economic interests on an Illinois Judicial
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1Statement of Economic Interests Form that is substantially
2similar to the form prescribed in Section 25.
3    (b) The disclosure of economic interests under this
4Section is intended to (1) maintain and promote public
5confidence in the integrity, impartiality, fairness, and
6independence of the judiciary; (2) provide public information
7bearing on Supreme Court Judges' potential conflicts of
8interest; and (3) foster compliance with this Act and Illinois
9Supreme Court Rules. The statement of economic interests is
10designed to achieve an appropriate balance with respect to
11particular information that might reasonably bear on these
12objectives between the value of public disclosure of that
13information, on the one hand, and Supreme Court Judges'
14legitimate privacy interests, on the other hand.
15    (c) The verified written statement of economic interests
16required under this Section shall be filed annually by all
17Supreme Court Judges on or before April 30. Statements also
18shall be filed by every person who becomes a Supreme Court
19Judge, within 45 days after assuming office. However, Supreme
20Court Judges who assume office on or after December 1 and who
21file the statement before the following April 30 shall not be
22required to file another statement until the next year.
23    (d) Before the first Monday in March of each year, the
24Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts
25shall inform each Supreme Court Judge of the requirements of
26this Section and shall provide a copy of the Illinois Judicial
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1Statement of Economic Interests Form described in Section 25.
2The Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois
3Courts shall do the same for each new Supreme Court Judge
4within 10 days of the Supreme Court Judge assuming office.
5    (e) The Clerk of the Illinois Supreme Court is authorized
6to redact any personal information that is not required to be
7disclosed in the statement.
8    (f) The Clerk of the Illinois Supreme Court shall maintain
9a publicly available list of all Supreme Court Judges and the
10last date on which each Supreme Court Judge filed the
11statement.
12    (g) The Clerk of the Illinois Supreme Court shall send a
13Supreme Court Judge acknowledgment of receipt of the Supreme
14Court Judge's statement and the date of filing.
15    (h) The Clerk of the Illinois Supreme Court shall post the
16contents of each statement filed with him or her and make the
17contents of the statement available for inspection and copying
18on a publicly accessible website. The postings under this
19subsection (h) shall not include the addresses or signatures
20of the filers.
21    Section 25. Illinois Judicial Statement of Economic
22Interests Form. The Illinois Judicial Statement of Economic
23Interests Form shall be substantially as follows:
241. NAME OF FILING SUPREME COURT JUDGE:.......................
252. COURT AND DISTRICT/CIRCUIT:...............................
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13. CURRENT ECONOMIC INTERESTS.
2    a. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
3        i. List each financial institution in which any
4    covered person has assets valued in excess of $1,000,
5    including assets held in savings accounts, checking
6    accounts, money market accounts, certificates of deposits,
7    or retirement/investment accounts.
8        ii. Do not provide account numbers. Multiple accounts
9    at the same financial institution need not be separately
10    listed.
11Financial Institution
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18Check if none ..........
19    b. STOCKS, BONDS, ETF, AND MUTUAL FUNDS.
20        i. List stocks, bonds, exchange traded funds (ETF),
21    and mutual funds valued in excess of $1,000 owned by a
22    covered person, including such assets held in a
23    retirement/investment account.
24        ii. Do not list (1) multiple holdings of the same
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1    security (e.g., multiple U.S. Treasury Notes), (2)
2    multiple securities issued by the same issuer, (3)
3    different mutual funds in the same mutual fund family, (4)
4    assets owned by a mutual fund or ETF, or (5) deposits or
5    proprietary interests held as a member of a mutual savings
6    association or credit union.
7Name of Issuer or Mutual Fund
8or ETF Family	Nature of Security (i.e., stock, bond, mutual fund, ETF)
9.	.
10.	.
11.	.
12.	.
13.	.
14.	.
15.	.
16.	.
17Check if none ..........
18    c. REAL ESTATE.
19        i. List all real estate in which any covered person
20    has an ownership interest, including a beneficial interest
21    in a land trust.
22        ii. For each personal residence of a covered person or
23    a covered person's family member, state "personal
24    residence" and do not provide address.
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1Address (other than
2for a personal
3residence)
4
5	Type of Property (e.g., single-family residence, condominium, farmland, etc.)	Income Received? (Yes/No)
6.	.	.
7.	.	.
8.	.	.
9.	.	.
10Check if none ..........
11    d. PENSION PLANS. List any nonjudicial pension plan in
12which any covered person has an interest. This does not
13include (1) Individual Retirement Accounts, 401(k) plans,
14403(b) plans, or 457 plans or (2) any benefits from the Social
15Security Administration.
16Plan Sponsor/Administrator	Income Received? (Yes/No)
17.	.
18.	.
19.	.
20Check if none ..........
21    e. INTERESTS IN INTANGIBLE PROPERTY. List any interest
22valued in excess of $1,000 in intangible property, not
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1reported above, owned by any covered person. This includes,
2but is not limited to, an interest in any partnership,
3corporation, limited liability company, trust, copyright,
4trademark, or chose in action.
5Description of
6Intangible Property	Nature of Interest	Income Received? (Yes/No)
7.	.	.
8.	.	.
9.	.	.
10Check if none ..........
11    f. EMPLOYMENT. List every paid employment of a covered
12person, with the exception of the filing Supreme Court Judge's
13judicial employment.
14Name of Employer
15.
16.
17.
18.
19Check if none ..........
20    g. NONINVESTMENT INCOME. List the nature of all
21noninvestment income, other than employment income, received
22by a covered person from any one source that totals at least
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1$1,000 in the 12-month period before the record date. Income
2includes, but is not limited to, fees, commissions, payments
3for personal services, and royalties. Do not include the
4amount.
5Source of Noninvestment Income	Nature of Noninvestment Income (Commission, Royalty, etc.)
6.	.
7.	.
8.	.
9.	.
10.	.
11.	.
12Check if none ..........
134. INDEBTEDNESS.
14    a. List all creditors to whom amounts in excess of $1,000
15were owed by any covered person on the record date, and
16identify any sureties or guarantors of any such indebtedness.
17    b. Do not include any debt, including credit card debt,
18that was paid in its entirety within 90 days of when it was
19incurred. For these purposes, medical or dental expenses are
20not considered to be incurred until the amount of the covered
21person's financial responsibility is determined after the
22application of any insurance benefits.
23    c. The amount of each listed indebtedness shall be
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1reported by reference to a letter category, as follows:
2Category A ($1,000.01 - $5,000); Category B ($5,000.01 -
3$15,000); Category C ($15,000.01 - $50,000); Category D
4($50,000.01 - $100,000); Category E ($100,000.01 - $250,000);
5and Category F (greater than $250,000). This categorization
6shall be reported as of the record date.
7Name of Creditor
8	Valuation Category on Record Date	Identity of any Surety or Guarantor of the Indebtedness
9.	.	.
10.	.	.
11.	.	.
12.	.	.
13.	.	.
14.	.	.
15.	.	.
16Check if none ..........
175. RELATIONSHIPS WITH LAWYERS.
18    a. Identify all persons, other than covered persons, known
19by the filing Supreme Court Judge to be licensed or registered
20to practice law who, at any time within the 12-month period
21before the record date, was a co-owner with a covered person of
22any economic interest, a co-obligor with or a creditor of a
23covered person, or the payor to a covered person of any income,
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1payments, or benefits, required to be disclosed in paragraphs
23 or 4. State the nature of each economic interest,
3indebtedness, or income, payments, or benefits and whether it
4is ongoing or terminated as of the record date.
5Name of Lawyer
6
7
8	Nature of Economic Interest, Indebtedness, or Income, Payments, or Benefits	Ongoing or Terminated
9.	.	.
10.	.	.
11.	.	.
12Check if none ..........
13    b. Identify all lawyers with whom the filing Supreme Court
14Judge was associated in the private practice of law within 3
15years of the date of this filing. The name of the firm may be
16substituted where the association was with 5 or more lawyers.
17Name of Lawyer or Law Firm	Address
18.	.
19.	.
20.	.
21.	.
22Check if none ..........
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16. BOARD SERVICE. List every office or directorship held by a
2covered person, regardless of whether compensation is
3received. Do not include any uncompensated or honorary
4positions in educational, religious, charitable, fraternal,
5civic, social, or law-related organizations unless those
6organizations are either conducted for profit or regularly
7engaged in adversary proceedings in any court.
8Name of Organization	Position Held	Compensation Received? (Yes/No)
9.	.	.
10.	.	.
11.	.	.
12.	.	.
13Check if none ..........
147. LITIGATION.
15    a. List all court cases or arbitration proceedings known
16to the filing Supreme Court Judge pending on or within 12
17months before the record date in which a covered person either
18was a party or had more than a de minimis financial interest
19(i.e., a monetary interest that could not raise a reasonable
20question as to the Supreme Court Judge's impartiality). Do not
21include (1) proceedings in which a covered person is a party
22solely in an official capacity, (2) class actions in which a
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1covered person is not a named class representative, or (3)
2motor vehicle offenses that are punishable by fine only.
3Case Name, Tribunal, and Case Number
4.
5.
6.
7Check if none ..........
8    b. List all cases in which the filing Supreme Court Judge
9was a referring lawyer with an economic interest that are
10still pending on the record date or that were resolved within 3
11years before the record date. Include the name of the lawyer or
12law firm to which the case was referred.
13Case Name, Court
14Where Pending, and
15Case Number	Identity of Lawyer or Law Firm to Which the Case Was Referred	Pending Case? (Yes/No)
16.	.	.
17.	.	.
18.	.	.
19.	.	.
20Check if none ..........
218. FIDUCIARY POSITIONS. List all fiduciary positions held by
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1the filing Supreme Court Judge on the record date. Examples
2include service as a trustee, executor, estate administrator,
3guardian of the estate, or agent under a power of attorney for
4property. Do not include fiduciary positions held for the
5benefit of a family member of a covered person. Identify by
6name each person, other than a covered person, for whom the
7filing judge is serving as fiduciary.
8Fiduciary Position
9	Name of Person for Whom the Filing Supreme Court Judge Is Serving as Fiduciary
10.	.
11.	.
12.	.
13Check if none ..........
149. HONORARIA, REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES, AND WAIVERS OF FEES.
15List all benefits that (a) either individually or in the
16aggregate from the same provider of the benefits exceed $500
17and (b) were received by a covered person, or a guest of the
18filing Supreme Court Judge in connection with an event at
19which the benefits were received, during the 12-month period
20prior to the record date. Do not report (a) waivers of fees to
21any unit of government or (b) reimbursement or payment of
22expenses, or provision of resources, by any unit of
23government. Identify the provider of each benefit, and state
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1the type of the recipient of each benefit (i.e., filing
2Supreme Court Judge, filing Supreme Court Judge's guest,
3spouse, domestic partner, or child) rather than the specific
4name. The value of each benefit shall be reported by reference
5to a letter category, as follows: Category A ($500 - $2,500);
6Category B ($2,500.01 - $5,000); and Category C (greater than
7$5,000).
8Identity of
9Provider of the
10Benefit	Description of the Benefit	Type of Recipient of the Benefit	Value of the Benefit
11.	.	.	.
12.	.	.	.
13.	.	.	.
14.	.	.	.
15Check if none ..........
1610. GIFTS. List all gifts that (a) either individually or in
17the aggregate from the same donor exceed $500 and (b) were
18received by a covered person during the 12-month period prior
19to the record date. Do not include gifts between covered
20persons or between covered persons and any of their
21great-grandparents, grandparents, parents, uncles, aunts,
22brothers, sisters, grandchildren, great-grandchildren,
23nephews, and nieces. Identify the provider of each gift, and
24state the type of the recipient of each gift (i.e., filing
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1Supreme Court Judge, spouse, domestic partner, or child)
2rather than the specific name. The value of each gift shall be
3reported by reference to a letter category, as follows:
4Category A ($500 - $2,500); Category B ($2,500.01 - $5,000);
5and Category C (greater than $5,000).
6Identity of
7Provider of the
8Gift	Description of the Gift	Type of Recipient of the Gift 	Value of the Gift
9.	.	.	.
10.	.	.	.
11.	.	.	.
12.	.	.	.
13Check if none ..........
1411. ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES. List any economic interest not
15previously disclosed in this statement that could create a
16basis for disqualification of the filing Supreme Court Judge
17under Section 5 or Illinois Supreme Court Rules. Identify the
18person whose economic interest could create a basis for
19disqualification, but if that person is a covered person state
20the type of that covered person (i.e., filing Supreme Court
21Judge, spouse, domestic partner, or child) rather than the
22specific name.
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1Type of Covered Person or
2Identity of Other Person with
3an Economic Interest That Could
4Create a Basis for
5Disqualification	Nature of Economic Interest
6.	.
7.	.
8.	.
9.	.
10Check if none ..........
11VERIFICATION
12As required under Section 20 of the Supreme Court Ethics Act, I
13declare that this Statement of Economic Interests, including
14any accompanying schedules and statements, has been examined
15by me and to the best of my knowledge and belief is true,
16correct, and complete.
17.............................................................
18(Signature of Filing Supreme Court Judge)                       
19(Date)
20.............................................................
21(Printed Name of Filing Supreme Court Judge)
22.............................................................
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1(Email Address of Filing Supreme Court Judge)
2    Section 30. Investigation of violation by Judicial Inquiry
3Board. The Judicial Inquiry Board may investigate any alleged
4violation of this Act. If after an investigation and upon
5determination by the Judicial Inquiry Board that there is a
6reasonable basis to publicly charge a Supreme Court Judge with
7a violation of this Act, the Judicial Inquiry Board may file
8and prosecute a complaint before the Illinois Courts
9Commission.
10    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
11becoming law.