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Lesson 4 Judicial System 第四课 司法系统 HOW ARE STATE-LEVEL COURTS ORGANIZED IN ILLINOIS? 一、伊利诺斯的州级法院是怎样组成的？ In 1964, Illinois became the first state in the nation to adopt a truly unified court system -- that is, a system with a uniform structure throughout the entire state and with centralized, rather than local, administration and rule-making. 1964年，伊利诺斯成为全美第一个实行真正意义上统一法院体系的州。这一体制包括整个州统一的法院结构，以及集中的而非地方的行政和管理体制。 Prior to the 1964 reorganization, Illinois had a variety of different courts, including justice-of-the-peace courts and police magistrate courts. 1964年重组之前，伊利诺斯有各种不同的法院，包括治安法院和督察法院