JUDICIAL · IL · 1996-1997
James Heiple
Chief Justice · State Supreme Court · Republican · Illinois
On the record
Stepped down amid scandal; fellow justices voted no-confidence
Background
Between 1996 and 1997, James Heiple held the Chief Justice · State Supreme Court seat in Illinois, a 1-year tenure. Earliest occupant of this seat in Officium's records; succeeded by Charles Freeman. Note: Stepped down amid scandal; fellow justices voted no-confidence. Same-year political environment (1996): Governor Jim Edgar; Attorney General Jim Ryan; Secretary of State George Ryan.
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Others who held this office in Illinois
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- Anne Burke (2019-2022)
- Lloyd Karmeier (2016-2019)
- Rita Garman (2013-2016)
- Thomas Kilbride (2010-2013)
- Thomas Fitzgerald (2008-2010)
- Robert Thomas (2005-2008)
- Mary Ann McMorrow (2002-2005)
- Moses Harrison II (2000-2002)
- Charles Freeman (1997-2000)