Supreme Court of Illinois
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The Supreme Court of Illinois is the state supreme court, the highest court of the judiciary of Illinois. The court's authority is granted in Article VI of the current Illinois Constitution, which pro
Illinois Supreme Court, Springfield, Illinois
The court in 2023
Sidney Breese
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Sidney Breese, a lawyer, soldier, author and jurist born in New York, became an early Illinois pioneer and represented the state in the United States Senate as well as served as Chief Justice of the I
Breese partied with Marquis de La Fayette in Kaskaskia, Illinois at Colonel Sweet's Tavern on April 30, 1825.
U.S. President John Quincy Adams appointed Breese as a United States Attorney at just 27 years old.
Breese personally corresponded with U.S. President Martin Van Buren during his lifetime.