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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Lake County Circuit Judge John T. |
4 | | Phillips of Antioch, who passed away on January 6, 2018; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Judge John Phillips graduated from Coe College in |
6 | | 1969; he then graduated with distinction from the University of |
7 | | Iowa School of Law in 1972; he served both active and reserve |
8 | | duty in the United States Air Force and, after 28 years of |
9 | | service, transferred to the Retired Reserve as a Lieutenant |
10 | | Colonel; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, Judge John Phillips began his law career at the |
12 | | firm of Churchill, Baumgartner and Phillips in Grayslake, where |
13 | | he practiced from 1979 through 1992; and
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14 | | WHEREAS, Judge John Phillips was appointed as an associate |
15 | | judge in 1993; he served in that capacity until 2006, when he |
16 | | was elected as a full circuit judge; he served in every |
17 | | division of the 19th Judicial Circuit and was best known for |
18 | | helping to form and preside over the specialized Lake County |
19 | | treatment courts, which include Lake County drug court, mental |
20 | | health court, and veterans court; and
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21 | | WHEREAS, Judge John Phillips was a man of great integrity, |