Full Text of SR0743 94th General Assembly
SR0743 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of the Honorable Judge Barbara | 4 |
| J. Badger of New Lenox on April 11, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born in Evergreen Park and grew up in | 6 |
| Crete, Illinois, with her parents, Dorothy and Thomas Badger, | 7 |
| and her sister, Margie; she was a member of Crete-Monee High | 8 |
| School class of 1968; she was a 1972 graduate of the University | 9 |
| of Illinois and a 1976 graduate of John Marshall Law School; | 10 |
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| WHEREAS, She was admitted to practice law and started her | 12 |
| career as an Assistant State's Attorney in Will County, where | 13 |
| she was the first female prosecutor hired by then Will County | 14 |
| State's Attorney and now Senator Ed Petka, who named her to | 15 |
| head the Sexual Crimes Prosecution Unit; she worked four years | 16 |
| under his leadership; during that time, she also taught three | 17 |
| semesters of Criminal Law and Procedures at the Joliet Junior | 18 |
| College; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1980, she joined the Public Defender's Office, | 20 |
| becoming the Chief Public Defender in 1990; during that time, | 21 |
| she also had a private practice; she served as public defender | 22 |
| from 1990 to 1995, and when county finances were tight, she | 23 |
| went part-time and took a pay cut to avert pay cuts for | 24 |
| assistants in her office; and
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| WHEREAS, The culmination of her career was being sworn in | 26 |
| as an Associate Judge of Will County in 1995 and serving on the | 27 |
| bench; she wore her robe with extreme pride and presided over | 28 |
| juvenile, civil, and criminal proceedings; and
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| WHEREAS, Judge Badger was admired for her persistence, | 30 |
| focus, dedication, and knowledge; she was straightforward and |
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| honest; she strongly believed in the justice system and loved | 2 |
| her country; and
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| WHEREAS, The law was of the utmost importance to her, but | 4 |
| she also loved the Illini, the White Sox, and her cats; she had | 5 |
| a fondness for Chief Illiniwek and was especially proud of her | 6 |
| hero second baseman Hall of Famer Nellie Fox; she met Mr. Fox | 7 |
| when she was a child at White Sox games and later served on the | 8 |
| committee to get him admitted into the Baseball Hall of Fame; | 9 |
| she was thrilled to go to the first game of the World Series | 10 |
| and cheer for her 2005 World Championship White Sox; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Judge Barbara J. Badger has been | 12 |
| deeply felt by many, especially her father, Thomas Badger; her | 13 |
| sister, Marjorie Humphreys; and her longtime friend, Lynn | 14 |
| Jencon; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 16 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 |
| Judge Barbara J. Badger, and we extend our sincere condolences | 18 |
| to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; she | 19 |
| will be remembered as an extraordinary woman, judge, friend, | 20 |
| daughter, and sister; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 |
| presented to her family as an expression of our deepest | 23 |
| sympathy.
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