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Citation rules/Cases/10.4 Court and Jurisdiction

Move the Circuit Justice designation

Error²Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

A Justice sitting below is named in a parenthetical, and the printings place it differently: the 21st edition inside the court parenthetical, ahead of the court; the 22d in a parenthetical of its own behind it.¹

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1R. 10.4(a) Federal courts.
2An error: the rule in note 1 allows one form, and this is not it.

PreviousCheck the state against the reporter NextRemove the court from the parenthetical

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Abbreviate the county
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Move the Circuit Justice designation
Remove the court from the parenthetical

More in 10.4 Court and Jurisdiction

Abbreviate the county
Abbreviate the court’s name
Abbreviate the jurisdiction
Add “U.S.” to the parenthetical
Add the court
Add the state to the parenthetical
Check the state against the reporter
Move the Circuit Justice designation
Remove the court from the parenthetical

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