REPORT DIGEST SUPREME COURT OF ILLINOIS (INCLUDING APPELLATE COURT DISTRICTS 1-5 AND THE ILLINOIS COURTS COMMISSION) COMPLIANCE EXAMINATION OF PENSION CENSUS DATA FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 Release Date: July 18, 2024 FINDINGS THIS AUDIT: 0 FINDINGS LAST AUDIT: 0 State of Illinois, Office of the Auditor General FRANK J. MAUTINO, AUDITOR GENERAL To obtain a copy of the Report contact: Office of the Auditor General, 400 West Monroe, Suite 306, Springfield, IL 62704-9849 (217) 782-6046 or TTY (888) 261-2887 This Report Digest and Full Report are also available on the worldwide web at www.auditor.illinois.gov INTRODUCTION This digest covers the Compliance Examination of Census Data for pensions for the Supreme Court of Illinois (Court) as of and for the year ended June 30, 2023. Our Special Assistant Auditors for the Judges’ Retirement System of the State of Illinois (System) were engaged to perform census testing to determine the Court’s compliance over certain specified requirements. Those requirements were as follows: A. All of the Court’s employees required to be enrolled in the System in accordance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations were properly enrolled in the System during the census data accumulation year ended June 30, 2023. B. The changes in significant elements of census data for employees required to be enrolled in the System occurring during the census data accumulation year ended June 30, 2023, were completely and accurately reported by the Court to the System. The significant elements of census data of the System includes each employee’s: a. social security number; b. first and last name; c. date of birth; d. gender; e. rate of pay; and, f. retirement deduction code. C. General Revenue Fund payroll paid by the Court and recorded within the Statewide Accounting Management System under detail object code 1117, during the year ended June 30, 2023, was complete, accurate, and in accordance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations. There were no material findings of noncompliance disclosed during our examination. ACCOUNTANT’S OPINION The accountants conducted a compliance examination of census data for the Supreme Court of Illinois (Court) for the year ended June 30, 2023. The accountants stated the Court complied, in all material respects, with the requirements described in the report. This compliance examination of census data was conducted by RSM US LLP. JANE CLARK Division Director This report is transmitted in accordance with Section 3-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act. FRANK J. MAUTINO Auditor General FJM:dmg