HR0941 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate and celebrate Circuit Judge Christopher Starck on the occasion of his retirement on January 29, 2016, after 27 years of service; and

WHEREAS, Judge Christopher Starck was born in Chicago; he grew up in Lake County and attended grammar school and high school in Deerfield; he subsequently graduated from Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin and received his law degree from Loyola University School of Law in 1979; and

WHEREAS, Judge Christopher Starck worked in Waukegan and Chicago before opening the law firm of Smoker and Starck with Tom Smoker, a former Associate Judge; and

WHEREAS, Judge Christopher Starck was appointed to serve as Associate Judge in 1989; he was appointed a Circuit Judge by the Illinois Supreme Court in 2000; and

WHEREAS, One of many notable highlights of Judge Christopher Starck's career includes being elected to serve as Chief Judge and serving 3 terms in that position from 2004 to 2007; and

WHEREAS, Judge Christopher Starck also served on the Judicial Conference of Illinois Automation and Technology Committee, the Committee on Strategic Planning, and the Executive Committee on the Supreme Court Business Policy Board; he was also reappointed to the Judicial Conference Executive Committee and the Judicial Conference Study Committee on Complex Litigation; and

WHEREAS, Judge Christopher Starck will be dearly missed by the entire Lake County legal community; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we thank and congratulate 19th Circuit Court Judge Christopher Starck for his many years of service and wish him all the best in his future endeavors; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Judge Christopher Starck as an expression of our congratulations and appreciation for a job well done.