By Chris Taylor / Associated Press
Springfield, IL – Illinois circuit judges will be required to undergo evaluations meant to help spot and fix any problems in their performance. The state Supreme Court yesterday announced the mandatory evaluations. Chief Justice Thomas Kilbride says the move is about making a good judiciary even better. The evaluations apply to circuit and associate judges who have been on the bench for more than two years but less than 25. Judges will be chosen at random to undergo the annual evaluations. Officials say 100 to 125 judges will take part in the first year. The results will be shared between the judge and an improvement trainer.