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# Lloyd A. Karmeier

Supreme Court of Illinois · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Supreme Court of Illinois
- State: Illinois
- Role: Judge
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Illinois Supreme Court, 2004-present
- Retired American judge who held the role of a Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court from 2000 to 2020 and as its 120th Chief Justice from 2016 to 2019
- In October 2016, his peers elected him Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, serving until October 25, 2019
- Resident Circuit Judge, Washington County (1986–2004)
- Law clerk for U.S. District Court Judge James L. Foreman (1972–1973)
- Law clerk for Illinois Supreme Court Justice Byron O. House (1964–1968)
- As Chief Justice, he was the chief administrative officer of the state’s unified court system

### Education

- B.S. in 1962 and J.D. in 1964 from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
- University of Illinois College of Law

### Additional information

- Practitioner, 2003-2003
- Karmeier grew up in Washington County, Illinois, graduating valedictorian from Okawville Community High School in 1958.
- Born January 12, 1940, Washington County, Illinois.
- Date of birth: 1940-01-12
- overseeing over 900 judges
- Birth place: Washington County

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### recording and broadcasting

Scope: statewide

Photography, broadcasting, and recording in an Illinois courtroom are permitted only under Supreme Court authority or Rule 44's stated exceptions; participants may not record a remote proceeding unless the court directs it or extended-media coverage is approved.

Evidence excerpt: the taking of photographs in the courtroom during sessions of the court or recesses between proceedings and the broadcasting or televising of court proceedings are permitted only to the extent authorized by order of the Supreme Court

[Illinois Supreme Court Rule 44, Photography and Video in the Courtroom](https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/8db700cb-c17a-421d-8fdc-95ad22b399c9/Rule%2044.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### official record

Scope: statewide

The official record may be taken stenographically or through a Supreme Court-approved electronic recording system, including approved videoconferencing services.

Evidence excerpt: The record of court proceedings may be taken by stenographic means or by an electronic recording system, including video conferencing services, approved by the Supreme Court.

[Illinois Supreme Court Rule 46, Official Record of Court Proceedings](https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/24ad75b6-a0a0-4a9f-b44e-1cf4daa67820/Rule%2046.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4233/lloyd-a-karmeier/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4233/lloyd-a-karmeier/)
- [Supreme Court of Illinois current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4233/lloyd-a-karmeier/)
- [Illinois Supreme Court Rule 44, Photography and Video in the Courtroom](https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/8db700cb-c17a-421d-8fdc-95ad22b399c9/Rule%2044.pdf)
- [Illinois Supreme Court Rule 46, Official Record of Court Proceedings](https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/24ad75b6-a0a0-4a9f-b44e-1cf4daa67820/Rule%2046.pdf)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4233/lloyd-a-karmeier/)
- [Lloyd Karmeier - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Lloyd_Karmeier)
- [Wikidata: Lloyd A. Karmeier](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3257533)

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