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In Illinois, the Circuit Court is the court of original jurisdiction. There are 25 judicial circuits in the state, of which seven are single-county circuits (Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, St. Clair, and Will). The remaining eighteen circuits range from two to twelve counties each.Circuit judges are elected to six-year terms and may be retained by voters for additional six-year terms. They can hear any circuit court case. Circuit judges are initially elected either circuit-wide, from the county where they reside, or from a sub-circuit within a circuit, depending on the type of vacancy they are filling. Each circuit is administered by a chief judge who is elected by the vote of the circuit court judges of that circuit. [Source: https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/courts/circuit-court/ ]Review the Illinois State Bar Association Judicial Evaluations and Advisory Polls -https://www.isba.org/judicial-elections/reports/all-resultsSalary: $258,158 [Source: https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/public/state-and-local-funding-for-the-illinois-courts/]