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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate the Decalogue Society of | ||||||
| 4 | Lawyers on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of its | ||||||
| 5 | founding on July 11, 2024; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, The Decalogue Society of Lawyers was founded in | ||||||
| 7 | 1934 to fight anti-Semitism and all forms of discrimination | ||||||
| 8 | and intolerance; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, The Decalogue Society of Lawyers is the oldest | ||||||
| 10 | Jewish bar association in the United States; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, The Decalogue Society of Lawyers promotes public | ||||||
| 12 | education and legal action to protect the rights and | ||||||
| 13 | privileges of all people; and | ||||||
| 14 | WHEREAS, The Decalogue Society of Lawyers has remained | ||||||
| 15 | ever vigilant against public and private practices that | ||||||
| 16 | perpetuate racial and religious hatred or are insensitive of | ||||||
| 17 | the needs of Jewish people; and | ||||||
| 18 | WHEREAS, The members of the Decalogue Society of Lawyers | ||||||
| 19 | participate in social action, render useful community service, | ||||||
| 20 | and cooperate in movements for the public welfare; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, The Decalogue Society of Lawyers provides free | ||||||
| 2 | continuing legal education to assist its members in becoming | ||||||
| 3 | better informed and skilled lawyers; and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, The Decalogue Society of Lawyers supports student | ||||||
| 5 | chapters at Illinois law schools to encourage law students and | ||||||
| 6 | young lawyers to incorporate the ideals of religious freedom, | ||||||
| 7 | racial tolerance, and public service into their future | ||||||
| 8 | careers; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, The members of the Decalogue Society of Lawyers | ||||||
| 10 | have worked diligently to bring increased dignity and honor to | ||||||
| 11 | the legal profession for 90 years; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 13 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 14 | we congratulate the Decalogue Society of Lawyers, outgoing | ||||||
| 15 | President Judge Megan Goldish, incoming President Joel B. | ||||||
| 16 | Bruckman, and all members of its executive committee and board | ||||||
| 17 | of managers on the 90th anniversary of its founding; and be it | ||||||
| 18 | further | ||||||
| 19 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to the Decalogue Society of Lawyers as a symbol of | ||||||
| 21 | our respect and esteem. | ||||||