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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Michael J. Tardy on the 
4occasion of his retirement as Director of the Administrative 
5Office of the Illinois Courts on August 1, 2017 following a 
6sterling 40-plus year career with the Judicial Branch; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Director Tardy was named acting director in 
8September of 2011 and was officially appointed as director in 
9January of 2012; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Director Tardy served in both clinical and 
11administrative positions within the Illinois judicial branch 
12over the past 41 years; he initially worked for the Circuit 
13Court of Cook County Social Service Department; in his 13 years 
14there, he started as a case worker and worked his way up to 
15district supervisor; he joined the Administrative Office of the 
16Illinois Courts in 1988 as a field supervisor with the 
17Probation Services Division and was named associate director of 
18the division in 1995; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, In 2002, Director Tardy was named executive 
20assistant to former Director Cynthia Y. Cobbs; the Illinois 
21Supreme Court named him as director upon her resignation; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Director Tardy also served from 1997 to 2000 as 
2consultant to the municipal court in Seattle, Washington; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Director Tardy earned his bachelor's degree from 
4DePaul University and his master's degree in clinical social 
5work from the University of Illinois at Chicago; from 
62001-2011, he served as a part-time faculty member at Loyola 
7University in the Criminal Justice Department; therefore, be it
  
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
9HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
10congratulate Michael J. Tardy on his retirement as Director of 
11the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts following a 
12sterling 40-plus year career with the Judicial Branch; and be 
13it further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
15presented to Director Tardy as a symbol of our respect and 
16esteem.