Full Text of HR0008 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Elizabeth A. Robb on the | 4 | | occasion of her retirement as Chief Judge of the 11th Judicial | 5 | | Circuit; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Judge Robb was elected by her colleagues to serve | 7 | | as Chief Judge of the 11th Judicial Circuit in 2004 and has | 8 | | been selected to serve in the position continuously for 10 | 9 | | years; she previously served as an Associate Circuit Judge and | 10 | | as Circuit Judge of the 11th Judicial Circuit; she was the | 11 | | first woman to hold these offices, inspiring women to pursue | 12 | | success and excellence in the field of law; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Judge Robb has successfully practiced law as a | 14 | | sole practitioner in a private law practice; she has also been | 15 | | a partner in the law firm of Reynard & Robb in Bloomington and | 16 | | has served as Assistant Juvenile Public Defender for McLean | 17 | | County; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Judge Robb has willingly and selflessly shared her | 19 | | wealth of knowledge and expertise with students in business law | 20 | | at Illinois State University and Illinois Wesleyan University; | 21 | | she has also presented countless programs and workshops to the | 22 | | edification of others in the fields of law, justice, human |
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| 1 | | services, and social services; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Judge Robb earned her Bachelor of Arts degree | 3 | | (magna cum laude) from Illinois Wesleyan University and her | 4 | | Juris Doctor from the Loyola University Chicago School of Law; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Judge Robb has been appointed to serve state-wide | 7 | | on numerous committees and conferences, including the | 8 | | Executive Committee, Committee on Strategic Planning, and | 9 | | Committee on Juvenile Justice of the Judicial Conference of | 10 | | Illinois; the Illinois Juvenile Justice Leadership Council; | 11 | | the Illinois Supreme Court's Special Judicial Advisory | 12 | | Committee for Justice and Mental Health Planning; she served as | 13 | | the Chair of the Executive Committee of the Court Reporting | 14 | | Services Agency and Chair of the Judicial Mentor Committee; she | 15 | | was also the first woman to be elected as the Chair of the | 16 | | Conference of Chief Justices; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Judge Robb helped to establish innovative and | 18 | | groundbreaking programs to improve court services and the | 19 | | support of justice and dignity for the vulnerable and at-risk, | 20 | | mostly notably the Court Appointed Special Advocates program, | 21 | | the McLean County Drug Court, the McLean County Recovery Court, | 22 | | the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, the Small Claims | 23 | | Mediation Program, and the McLean County Mortgage Foreclosure |
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| 1 | | Mediation Program; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Judge Robb and her husband, Alan Sender, have been | 3 | | married for more than 30 years; they have 2 children, Jessica | 4 | | and Molly; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Judge Robb has broken the mold of Chief Judge | 6 | | beyond its administrative duties with a desire to tackle | 7 | | community issues for the benefit of all with a focused resolve | 8 | | that has earned her the respect of any who know her; therefore, | 9 | | be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 | | congratulate Elizabeth A. Robb on the occasion of her | 13 | | retirement and wish her continued success and happiness in the | 14 | | future; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to Elizabeth Robb as a symbol of our esteem and | 17 | | respect.
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