Full Text of SR0117 94th General Assembly
SR0117 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Judge Allen Hartman, a lifelong Chicago resident, | 3 |
| passed away March 3, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Judge Hartman lived by and loved the law; as an | 5 |
| Illinois Appellate Court judge for nearly three decades, he | 6 |
| dealt with mobsters, double jeopardy, high profile murders, and | 7 |
| a slew of civil matters; one of his cases was the basis for a | 8 |
| "Law & Order" episode; and
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| WHEREAS, In the courtroom, Judge Hartman was known for his | 10 |
| quick turnaround in writing punctuation-perfect opinions; he | 11 |
| will be remembered as a fine judge, dedicated to law and | 12 |
| conscious of the significance of every decision he was writing; | 13 |
| his questions were incisive, appropriate, and he knew how to | 14 |
| get to the jugular; on the bench he was strictly business, off | 15 |
| the bench he had a great sense of humor; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born in Chicago and received his education | 17 |
| from Roosevelt High School and Northwestern University, where | 18 |
| he received his bachelor and law degrees; he was elected to the | 19 |
| Board of Editors of the Northwestern University Law Review; he | 20 |
| was admitted to the Illinois and Federal Bars in 1959; and
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| WHEREAS, In the 1960s and early 1970s, Judge Hartman was | 22 |
| first assistant corporation counsel for the City of Chicago and | 23 |
| general counsel to corporation counsel; he authored | 24 |
| legislation that enabled high-rises to tower over air rights of | 25 |
| old railroad tracks and this sparked increased development | 26 |
| north of Grant Park; the city later named a street in this | 27 |
| neighborhood in honor of him; and
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| WHEREAS, He was appointed Circuit Court Judge in 1973 and | 29 |
| elected in 1974; Judge Hartman was elected Appellate Court | 30 |
| Judge in 1978 and retained in 1988 and 1998; he served as |
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| chairman of the First District Appellate Court Executive | 2 |
| Committee and the Statewide Illinois Appellate Court; he was an | 3 |
| Adjunct Professor at the Loyola School of Law and was co-author | 4 |
| of the Illinois Lawyers Manual; and
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| WHEREAS, He served in the Army's 71st Division in occupied | 6 |
| Vienna in World War II and was a longtime Chicago White Sox | 7 |
| fan; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Judge Allen Hartman is felt by all | 9 |
| who knew and loved him, especially his wife of 40 years, | 10 |
| Rivian; his daughter, Stacie Hartman; and his son, Dr. Adam | 11 |
| Lindsay Hartman; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 13 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 |
| Judge Allen Hartman and extend our sincerest condolences to his | 15 |
| family, friends, and community; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 18 |
| sympathy.
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