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There
are two kinds of judges in the circuit court: circuit judges and
associate judges. Circuit judges are elected for six years, may be
retained by voters for additional six year terms, and can hear any
kind of case. Circuit judges are elected on a circuit-wide basis or
from the county where they reside. Associate judges are elected by
circuit judges under supreme court rules, for four-year terms. An
associate judge can hear any case, except criminal cases punishable
by a prison term of one year or more, unless the associate judge has
received approval from the Supreme Court to hear other criminal
cases.
Circuit
Judges in a circuit elect one of their members to serve as Chief
Judge of the Circuit. The Chief Judge has the general administrative
authority in the Circuit. The Chief Judge of the Eighth Judicial
Circuit is The Honorable
Richard D. Greenlief. The
Chief Judge’s Office is located in Quincy and the Trial Court Administrator to the Chief Judge is Mary K. Willer.
Following
is the list of the 8 counties of the Eighth Circuit together with
the county seat of each county and the resident judge or judges
normally assigned to that county:
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