SPRINGFIELD — As Justice Lloyd A. Karmeier ascends to the role of Illinois Supreme Court chief justice, his 2014 re-election appears to be repeating itself.That’s because there’s another last-minute, expensive judicial campaign in his 37-county Southern Illinois district.A cadre of plaintiffs’ lawyers and law firms are funding a super PAC to oppose two Republican candidates for the 5th District Appellate Court in favor of their Democratic opponents.The organization, known as Fair Courts Now, formed …