Full Text of HR0793 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to honor and celebrate the life of Former | 4 | | Chief Judge John T. Phillips; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Longtime Lake County Circuit Court Judge John T. | 6 | | Phillips passed away surrounded by family on January 6, 2018; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Chief Judge Phillips served the 19th Judicial | 9 | | Circuit for more than 20 years; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Chief Judge Phillips graduated from Coe College in | 11 | | 1969 and from the University of Iowa School of Law in 1972; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Chief Judge Phillips served in the United States | 13 | | Air Force, active and reserve duty, for 28 years, and attained | 14 | | the rank of Lieutenant Colonel; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Chief Judge Phillips practiced law in Grayslake | 16 | | with the firm Churchill, Baumgartner, and Phillips from 1976 | 17 | | until 1992; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Chief Judge Phillips was appointed Associate | 19 | | Judge in 1993, elected Circuit Judge in 2006, and elected Chief |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Chief Judge Phillips served in every division of | 3 | | the 19th Judicial Circuit, but he is best known for the | 4 | | integral part he played in the formation of the circuit's drug, | 5 | | mental health, and veteran's courts, leading to his unanimous | 6 | | election to Chief Judge by his peers in 2014; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Chief Judge Phillips served in the position of | 8 | | Chief Judge until his retirement in 2016; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Chief Judge Phillips also served on the Special | 10 | | Supreme Court Advisory Committee for Justice and Mental Health | 11 | | Planning of the Illinois Supreme Court; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Chief Judge Phillips also actively served his | 13 | | community through many organizations, such as the Rotary Club, | 14 | | the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the American Legion; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, The knowledge, integrity, and advocacy of Chief | 16 | | Judge John T. Phillips will truly be missed; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 18 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 | | honor and celebrate the life of Chief Judge John T. Phillips | 20 | | and we recognize his many years of dedicated service to the |
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| 1 | | 19th Judicial Circuit and his fellow citizens; and be it | 2 | | further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Chief Judge Phillips as an | 5 | | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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