Upon the review by any court of appellate jurisdiction of a judgment or order of a circuit court the court of appellate jurisdiction shall take judicial notice of all matters of which the circuit court was required to take judicial notice, including all rules of practice adopted by the circuit court. In case of the review by the Supreme Court of a judgment or order of the appellate court, the Supreme Court shall take judicial notice of all matters of which the circuit court was required to take judicial notice as well as of the rules of practice adopted by the circuit court, the judgment or order of which has been reviewed by the appellate court.
8-1002.Courts of appellate jurisdiction.
Article VIII. Evidence · Part 10. Judicial Notice · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified July 20, 2026
In one sentenceOn review, an appellate court must take judicial notice of everything the circuit court had to notice, and the Supreme Court reviewing an appellate judgment must notice the same matters plus the circuit court's rules of practice.
Full Text of 735 ILCS 5/8-1002
Plain-English Summary
This section carries the trial-level judicial notice duty of Section 8-1001 upward into the appellate process. When a court of appellate jurisdiction reviews a circuit court judgment or order, it must take judicial notice of all matters the circuit court itself was required to notice, including any rules of practice the circuit court had adopted.
The Supreme Court's duty runs one level further. When the Supreme Court reviews a judgment or order of the appellate court, it must notice everything the circuit court was required to notice, as well as the rules of practice adopted by the circuit court whose judgment the appellate court had reviewed.
The effect is to keep the same body of judicially noticed ordinances, laws, and rules available at every stage of review, so a case does not lose that foundation as it moves up through the appellate and supreme courts.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the appellate court have to notice matters again that the circuit court already noticed?
No. It must take the same judicial notice of those matters that the circuit court was required to take.
What must an appellate court notice regarding rules of practice?
All rules of practice adopted by the circuit court whose judgment or order is under review.
When the Supreme Court reviews an appellate court judgment, what must it notice?
Everything the circuit court was required to notice, plus the rules of practice adopted by that circuit court.
Does this section apply only to Supreme Court review?
No. It first addresses any court of appellate jurisdiction reviewing a circuit court judgment, then separately addresses Supreme Court review of an appellate judgment.
Why extend the judicial notice duty to courts on review?
To preserve the same ordinances, laws, and rules the trial court relied on so a case is not re-proved at each stage of appeal.
Amendment History
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)
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Illinois Compiled Statutes, Illinois General Assembly / Legislative Reference Bureau. Last verified July 20, 2026.
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