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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Judge John Gorman 
4on the occasion of his retirement; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Judge Gorman will retire on February 18, 2014 
6after serving 14 years as a distinguished Federal Magistrate in 
7Federal District Court in Peoria; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Judge Gorman was appointed Circuit Judge in 1980, 
9elected in 1982, and served until 1990 when he was appointed to 
10the Appellate Court; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, As Chief Judge from 1994-1998, Judge Gorman was 
12instrumental in improving the juvenile detention center, 
13creating a drug court, and organizing an alternative school; he 
14led the judicial education committee statewide and received the 
15Newman Award for those efforts; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Judge Gorman was born in Flanagan on May 5, 1942 
17to John and Lorene Gorman; he graduated from Flanagan High 
18School and Illinois Wesleyan University with honors; he earned 
19his Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois Law School in 
201967 and practiced with Goldsworthy, Fifield, and Gorman until 
211979 when he was selected to be an Associate Judge; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Judge Gorman married Susan Williams in June of 
21964 and they have 3 daughters, Kate (Jim) Hubler, Kristen 
3(Todd) Jones, and Kerry (Marc) Wells and 7 grandchildren, Ellie 
4and Ava Hubler, Tyler and Ryan Jones, and Josie, Joanna, and 
5Julia Wells; therefore, be it
  
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
7NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
8we congratulate Judge John Gorman on his retirement and wish 
9him the best in all his future endeavors; and be it further
  
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
11presented to Judge Gorman as an expression of our esteem and 
12respect.