URBANA â The 6th Judicial Circuit, which includes Champaign County, has a new chief judge.
Champaign County Judge Randy Rosenbaum was elected by his fellow circuit judges to handle the administrative duties for the courts in the circuitâs six counties.
âIt was one of those things when they asked for volunteers to step forward, I stood still and everyone else took a step back,â Rosenbaum said of his selection, which he learned of Monday. âIâm happy to do it. Itâs not something I sought out.â
DeWitt County Judge Karle Koritz currently holds the chief judgeâs title for the circuit, which includes Champaign, DeWitt, Douglas, Macon, Moultrie and Piatt counties. Koritz has done the chiefâs job for two years. The chief judge earns no extra pay for the duties, which involve general supervisory authority over the administrative functions of the trial courts in the circuit.