Full Text of HJR0035 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Subsection (b) of Section 25-10 of the State | 3 | | Officials and Employees Ethics Act (5 ILCS 430/25-10) requires | 4 | | the Legislative Ethics Commission to diligently search for | 5 | | qualified candidates for the Legislative Inspector General | 6 | | position and to make recommendations to the General Assembly, | 7 | | which shall appoint a Legislative Inspector General by joint | 8 | | resolution; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Subsection (b) of Section 25-10 further states | 10 | | that the Legislative Inspector General shall be selected | 11 | | solely on the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability and | 12 | | sets forth the necessary educational and employment criteria; | 13 | | and | 14 | | WHEREAS, The Honorable Michael P. McCuskey was appointed | 15 | | to serve as Legislative Inspector General on February 23, 2022 | 16 | | to complete a 5-year term that expires on June 30, 2023 and has | 17 | | communicated to the Legislative Ethics Commission his | 18 | | willingness to be reappointed to serve as Legislative | 19 | | Inspector General for a 5-year term that begins on July 1, 2023 | 20 | | and ends on June 30, 2028; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, At its last meeting, the Legislative Ethics | 22 | | Commission unanimously voted to recommend that the General |
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| 1 | | Assembly retain Judge McCuskey as Legislative Inspector | 2 | | General; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Judge McCuskey is an individual of high integrity | 4 | | and demonstrated ability who, as a former public defender and | 5 | | judge, has led an exemplary career of public service that more | 6 | | than qualifies him to continue serving as the Legislative | 7 | | Inspector General; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, A native of Peoria, Judge McCuskey was admitted | 9 | | to the Illinois bar in 1975 and has dedicated his professional | 10 | | life to work that has demonstrated his commitment to | 11 | | integrity, professionalism, and ethics; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, After serving for over a decade as the chief | 13 | | public defender in Marshall County, Judge McCuskey was elected | 14 | | in 1988 as an Illinois circuit court judge for the Tenth | 15 | | Judicial Circuit; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Judge McCuskey was elected to the Illinois | 17 | | Appellate Court for the Third Judicial District in 1990, where | 18 | | he served until 1998; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Judge McCuskey was nominated for the United | 20 | | States District Court for the Central District of Illinois by | 21 | | President Bill Clinton and confirmed by a |
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| 1 | | Republican-controlled United States Senate in 1998, serving as | 2 | | Chief Judge of the District from 2004 to 2012; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Upon retirement from the federal bench in 2014, | 4 | | Judge McCuskey was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to | 5 | | serve again as a State circuit court judge for the Tenth | 6 | | Judicial District, a post to which he was subsequently elected | 7 | | by voters in 2016; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Judge McCuskey retired from the court in 2020; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Judge McCuskey served on the Illinois Supreme | 11 | | Court's Commission on Professionalism for nearly 15 years, | 12 | | first as a commissioner and then as an advisor until he | 13 | | retired; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Judge McCuskey currently serves on the Board of | 15 | | Directors of the Illinois Judges Association and formerly | 16 | | served as Chairman of the Illinois State University Board of | 17 | | Trustees; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Judge McCuskey's extensive experience, | 19 | | appointments, and professional activities overwhelmingly | 20 | | qualify him for the position of Legislative Inspector General, | 21 | | an office that necessitates both keen intellect and insight |
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| 1 | | into the personal and professional motivations of persons | 2 | | acting in the public realm; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 4 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 5 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we reappoint the Honorable | 6 | | Michael P. McCuskey as Legislative Inspector General in | 7 | | accordance with subsection (b) of Section 25-10 of the State | 8 | | Officials and Employees Ethics Act, endorsing him | 9 | | wholeheartedly as surpassing all statutory requirements and | 10 | | ensuring that his sterling character and dedication to | 11 | | government service will enhance the Office of Legislative | 12 | | Inspector General and benefit the administration of the | 13 | | ethical foundation on which Illinois legislators and | 14 | | legislative employees operate; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That, in accordance with subsection (b) of | 16 | | Section 25-10 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, | 17 | | the reappointment of Legislative Inspector General McCuskey | 18 | | takes effect upon the adoption of this joint resolution by the | 19 | | affirmative vote of three-fifths of the members elected to | 20 | | each house of the General Assembly, the certification of this | 21 | | joint resolution by the Speaker of the House of | 22 | | Representatives and the President of the Senate, and the | 23 | | filing of this joint resolution with the Secretary of State; | 24 | | and be it further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That, in accordance with subsection (b) of | 2 | | Section 25-10 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, | 3 | | Legislative Inspector General McCuskey's next term as | 4 | | Legislative Inspector General shall commence upon July 1, 2023 | 5 | | and continue through June 30, 2028; and be it further | 6 | | RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be delivered to | 7 | | Legislative Inspector General McCuskey and the Legislative | 8 | | Ethics Commission. |
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