tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24546933.post6868822808167729025..comments2024-03-26T13:05:52.830-05:00Comments on For What It's Worth: Judge John C. Griffin appointed to the Illinois Appellate CourtJack Leyhanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15884163579967286888noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24546933.post-33995820919689795292018-04-25T15:01:02.250-05:002018-04-25T15:01:02.250-05:00Jack, you are correct. An appointment means you gi...Jack, you are correct. An appointment means you give up your circuit court position. An assignment means you still keep that position and merely serve at the will of the Supreme Court in the Appellate Court. There is indeed a vacancy for the 15th for 2020. <br />I know of only one judge in the past 10 years who was assigned to a vacant elected position and was able to return when he lost. The appointment terminates the circuit court term of a judge. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24546933.post-45571291804399051272018-04-19T17:51:39.667-05:002018-04-19T17:51:39.667-05:00He has been appointed to the John Simon vacancy an...He has been appointed to the John Simon vacancy and must run in the next election to keep his Appellate Court spot. If he should loose he returns to the Circuit Court. No vacancy in the 15th subcircuit untill he is elected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24546933.post-18709619884409170032018-04-19T12:22:18.411-05:002018-04-19T12:22:18.411-05:00Someone smarter than me will correct me if I'm...Someone smarter than me will correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this is an outright appointment to the Appellate Court, thus creating a vacancy in the 15th Subcircuit. Sometimes, as you know, the Supreme Court assigns a circuit judge to serve on the Appellate Court, but those orders are worded differently -- and the order here does not contain that language.<br /><br />So, no, there's nowhere to go back to if Justice Griffin seeks election to the Appellate Court but comes up short.Jack Leyhanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15884163579967286888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24546933.post-25794173690456228512018-04-19T11:07:08.748-05:002018-04-19T11:07:08.748-05:00DOES THIS CREATE A 15TH SUBCIRCUIT VACANCY, OR DOE...DOES THIS CREATE A 15TH SUBCIRCUIT VACANCY, OR DOES HE GET TO GO BACK TO HIS CIRCUIT COURT SEAT IF HE LOSES ELECTION FOR APPELLATE COURT?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com