Bill Text: IL HR0930 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Johnson County Circuit Court Judge James R. Williamson on his retirement after 45 years of public service.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-01-08 - Resolution Adopted [HR0930 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0930-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Johnson County Circuit | ||||||
4 | Court Judge James R. Williamson on the occasion of his | ||||||
5 | retirement after 45 years of public service; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Judge Williamson graduated from the University of | ||||||
7 | Arkansas School of Law in 1975 and had been a lawyer for less | ||||||
8 | than two years when he was elected state's attorney of Johnson | ||||||
9 | County at the age of 30; he served as state's attorney from | ||||||
10 | 1976 to 1978; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Less than two years later, Judge Williamson was | ||||||
12 | elected as a circuit court judge for Johnson County; he began | ||||||
13 | his career as a judge on December 4, 1978 and has held that | ||||||
14 | position through 2020; he has presided over trials in all nine | ||||||
15 | counties of the 1st Judicial Circuit and has served as its | ||||||
16 | chief judge since 2014; he is currently the longest-serving | ||||||
17 | circuit judge on the bench; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Judge Williamson is especially known for his | ||||||
19 | willingness to make decisions impartially, which has become a | ||||||
20 | distinguishing mark of his career; he is also known as a judge | ||||||
21 | who is honest, fair, hard-working, and straightforward; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Judge Williamson is a member of the Illinois Bar | ||||||
2 | Foundation, the Illinois Judges Association, and the Illinois | ||||||
3 | State Bar Association; therefore, be it
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4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
5 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
6 | we congratulate Johnson County Circuit Court Judge James R. | ||||||
7 | Williamson on his retirement after 45 years of public service; | ||||||
8 | and be it further
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9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
10 | presented to Judge Williamson as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
11 | esteem.
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