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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to 
3recognize James William "Jim" Dodge for his service to the 
4General Assembly and the State of Illinois; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, James Dodge received his Bachelor of Science in 
6Agricultural Economics from the University of Illinois and 
7earned his Juris Doctor from the Southern Illinois University 
8School of Law; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, In October 2011, James Dodge was appointed 
10executive director of the Legislative Reference Bureau, a 
11nonpartisan agency that is responsible for the drafting and 
12preparation of legislation for the Illinois General Assembly, 
13including bills, amendments, resolutions, and conference 
14committee reports; and
 
15    WHEREAS, While serving as the executive director,  James 
16Dodge led the bureau's staff of attorneys, drafters, and 
17typists and oversaw the production of thousands of pieces of 
18legislation each year; and
 
19    WHEREAS, James Dodge is a former prosecutor and a former 
20assistant attorney general of Illinois, and he previously 
21served as deputy chief counsel to former President of the 
 
 
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1Illinois Senate John Cullerton from 2003 to 2011, where he 
2helped write the rules for the impeachment trial of former 
3Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and was part of a multi-year 
4project to rewrite and modernize the Illinois Criminal Code 
5and Unified Code of Corrections; and
 
6    WHEREAS, James Dodge has served as an adjunct professor of 
7law with Concord Law School since 2000, where he is heavily 
8involved in curriculum revision and content creation for 
9courses, and  previously taught as an instructor at Lake Land 
10College and Robert Morris University; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, James Dodge is a commissioner of the National 
12Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (the Uniform 
13Laws Commission), serving on drafting and study committees for 
14proposed uniform laws, including the Uniform Fiduciary Income 
15and Principal Act (UFIPA), and his research has been published 
16in a number of law journals and professional publications; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, James Dodge is a member of the Illinois State Bar 
18Association, the Illinois Bar Foundation, and the Academy of 
19Legal Studies in Business; therefore, be it
  
 
  
20    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL 
21ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize James 
22William "Jim" Dodge for his service to the General Assembly 
 
 
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1and the State of Illinois, and we wish him well in his future 
2endeavors; and be it further
  
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
4presented to Jim Dodge as an expression of our esteem and 
5respect.