The Capital Litigation Trial Bar was created by Supreme Court Rule 714, adopted March 1, 2001, to ensure that counsel who participate in capital cases possess the ability, knowledge and experience to do so in a competent and professional manner. It requires minimum standards for training and experience of attorneys who try capital cases. The Supreme Court certifies duly licensed attorneys to serve as members of the Capital Litigation Trial Bar.
Instructions for using the above fillable forms
The Capital Litigation Trial Bar Forms are available in PDF format.
These forms have been
designed so that they may be used in two ways: printed and then manually filled out or filled out using a computer and then printed.
Completed forms cannot be submitted online. They must be mailed back
to:
Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts
3101 Old Jacksonville
Road
Springfield, Illinois
62704
To fill out manually, open the form
and print it out. Manually fill out, sign and date the form (if
applicable) and return to the address indicated on the form.
To fill out using a computer, you
must have Adobe Reader 4.0 or newer. Open the form. Once the
form is displayed, set the cursor to the Hand Tool. Use the tab key or mouse to navigate through the form. Fill in form fields using your computer. Once
completed, the form may then be printed out, signed and dated (if
applicable), and returned to the address indicated on the form.
Questions on the Capital Litigation Trial Bar may be directed to:
Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts
3101 Old Jacksonville Road
Springfield, IL 62704
(217)
782-9273
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