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The first Illinois capital city native to serve on the Supreme Court, the Honorable Benjamin K. Miller passed away on Sunday, Feb. 25 at Memorial Hospital in Springfield. He was 87. Justice Miller served on the Supreme Court from 1984-2001 and was Chief Justice from 1991-1993.

Adjudicating Illinois: Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court book available for purchase

A portrait of former Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Ben Miller, unveiled Monday in the lobby of the Sangamon County Complex, is just across from a likeness of President Abraham Lincoln.

The Bicentennial Celebration of the Illinois Judiciary was held on October 9, 2018 at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield.

The traveling Bicentennial of Illinois Law Exhibit kicked off at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn on September 21, 2018 with a program and ribbon cutting, featuring Supreme Court Justice Robert R. Thomas.

This year, the Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission gave an award for the most outstanding exhibit based on a famous Illinois Attorney, Clarence Darrow.

The Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission honored Judge William J. Bauer, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, as the 2016 recipient of the Honorable George N. Leighton Justice Award at a ceremony held on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at Winston & Strawn in Chicago.

The first in a series of three events was held in Alton, Illinois.

On October 7, 2014, the Illinois Supreme Court rededicated the building after its thorough refurbishing.

This year, the Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission gave an award for the most outstanding exhibit on the Illinois court system.

The Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission honored Thomas P. Sullivan, a partner at the Chicago firm of Jenner & Block, as the 20 13 recipient of the George N. Leighton Justice Award at a ceremony held on Monday, November 18 on the I8th Floor of the Michael A. Bilandic Building, 160 N. LaSalle Street, Chicago.

The evening's events in Nauvoo featured a dinner at the Hotel Nauvoo, a presentation, "Behind the Extraditions: Joseph Smith, the Man and the Prophet", by Elder Dalin H. Oaks, and a reception at the Historic Nauvoo Visitor's Center.

Habeas Corpus and the Courts: Individual Liberties from Joseph Smith to Abraham Lincoln to Guantanamo.

This year, the Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission gave an award for the most outstanding exhibit based on an Illinois Supreme Court Justice.

The Roundtable Discussion brought together historians, lawyers, and judges in two separate panels to address court protection of individual liberties, particularly religious freedom in the United States.

Retrial of Mary Lincoln - Springfield, October 1, 2012

The first of two retrials concerning the involuntary commitment of Mary Lincoln occurred in Chicago on September 24.

This year, the Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission gave an award for the most outstanding exhibit on the Illinois court system.

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (ALPLM) and the Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission (ISCHPC) are partnering in a series of events to educate and inform the public about Mary Todd Lincoln’s insanity and modern-day mental health issues.

In 1875, Robert Lincoln, the only living son of martyred President Abraham Lincoln, petitioned to have his mother Mary Lincoln institutionalized for insanity.