Appellate Court Fifth District | State of Illinois Office of the Illinois Courts

The Fifth District Appellate Court is located in Mt. Vernon and hears cases appealed from trial courts in 48 counties.

Circuits: 1st (Alexander, Jackson, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union & Williamson), 2nd (Crawford, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Richland, Wabash, Wayne & White), 3rd (Bond & Madison), 4th (Christian, Clay, Clinton, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Marion, Montgomery & Shelby), 5th (Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Edgar & Vermilion), 6th (Champaign, DeWitt, Douglas, Macon, Moultrie & Piatt), 20th (St. Clair), 24th (Monroe, Perry, Randolph & Washington)

Fifth District - Mt. Vernon

14th & Main Street
Mt. Vernon, IL 62864    
(618) 242-3120

Cortney Kuntze, Clerk
Michael D. Greathouse, Research Director

District Population: 1,784,709

Fifth District Local Rules

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The Illinois Appellate Court Statistical Report Dashboard is a comprehensive summary of caseload statistic information sourced directly from the annual Illinois Supreme Court Statistical Reports for the years of 2020 to 2024.

 

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Annual Fifth District Court Caseload Statistics

* Totals do not include Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission Cases
Source: 2024 Annual Report of the Supreme Court of Illinois

* Beginning in 2017, totals do not include Illinois Worker’s Compensation Commission Cases
Source: 2024 Annual Report of the Supreme Court of Illinois