Illinois Supreme Court
Criminal Court
Postconviction Petitions
When court summarily dismisses postconviction petition at first stage, Section 122-2.1(a) of Post-Conviction Hearing Act requires that court enter its final written judgment order, specifying findings of fact and conclusions of law, within 90 days after petition is filed and docketed. A written judgment order is "entered" when it is entered of record, by clerk filing and docketing it, not when judge signs it. (GARMAN, FREEMAN, KILBRIDE, KARMEIER, BURKE, and THEIS, concurring.)