HR0788 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Judge George W. Timberlake will retire from his position as Chief Judge in December of 2006 after 20 years of service in the Second Judicial Circuit of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, Judge Timberlake earned a B.A. in political science, a Juris Doctor degree, and Master of Business Administration degree at the University of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, He was appointed Circuit Judge in 1985, elected in 2000, and is currently Chief Judge of the Second Judicial Circuit; he is the Chairman of the Conference of Chief Judges Juvenile Committee, a member of the Supreme Court Study Committee on Juvenile Justice, and a member of the Executive Committee of Governors Community Safety and Re-entry Working Group; and

WHEREAS, The Second Judicial District consists of 12 rural counties in the southeastern corner of the State; in his capacity as Chief Judge, he supervises 19 other judges, 14 court reporters, 4 probation divisions with 42 employees, and works closely with 12 Circuit Clerks to oversee the court schedules of those counties and to keep them operating smoothly and efficiently; Judge Timberlake also supervises the Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center, with 45 employees; the Center, under Judge Timberlake, currently operates a traditional detention center, a model assessment center, and will soon open a ground-breaking juvenile methamphetamine treatment center; and

WHEREAS, The Second Circuit currently serves as a Redeploy Illinois pilot site, a National Institute of Corrections Evidence-Based Practices pilot site, and a Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative cohort site; and

WHEREAS, He is a board member of the State of Illinois Redeploy Oversight Board, Illinois Juvenile Justice Initiative, Illinois Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, Illinois Balanced and Restorative Justice Initiative, as well as being Chairman of the Second Judicial Circuit Juvenile Justice Council; and

WHEREAS, Judge Timberlake is married to Mary Jo Dunkel, a speech/language pathologist with Mt. Vernon City Schools; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Judge George W. Timberlake on the occasion of his retirement as Chief Judge of the Second Judicial Circuit of Illinois; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Judge Timberlake as an expression of our esteem and with best wishes for a relaxing retirement.