What We Do

• Educate the public and our elected officials about the importance of state and federal judges who sit on the Illinois State Supreme Court, District Courts, Circuit and Sub-circuit Courts, as well as the federal District and Circuit courts and the Supreme Court of the United States. 

• Provide information to the community about the state and federal judicial processes and judicial nominees who will impact our constitutional and other fundamental rights. 

• Support a federal judicial nomination and confirmation process that identifies and provides timely yes-or-no confirmation votes for all well-qualified and diverse nominees. 

• Inform the Illinois public about the state judicial system and election process and encourage all to participate in that process.

• Mobilize our communities to speak out and take action on issues that involve the courts.


Courts Matter Illinois monitors and takes actions to ensure fair consideration of those nominated to sit on the state and federal judiciary because of the immense power held by the individuals who hold these seats on the bench.