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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Karen L. Daniel, who passed away on
4December 26, 2019 at the age of 62; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Karen Daniel was born on February 1, 1957 to Mary
6K. Daniel and the late Richard H. Daniel and grew up in Los
7Angeles; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Karen Daniel earned her undergraduate degree from
9the University of California, Davis and then earned her law
10degree from Harvard Law School; she moved to Chicago in 1981;
11and
 
12    WHEREAS, Karen Daniel began her career in the State
13Appellate Defender's Office, the agency that provides
14representation to indigent inmates in appeals; in 2000, she was
15hired by Lawrence Marshall to work with the Center on Wrongful
16Convictions at Northwestern University School of Law, after he
17heard about her reputation as a brilliant attorney with a huge
18heart; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Karen Daniel started as a part-time appointee and
20eventually became the co-director of the Center on Wrongful
21Convictions; she was responsible for the release and

 

 

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1exoneration of many wrongfully convicted people throughout her
2career; at least 20 people regained their freedom due to her
3work; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Karen Daniel retired from the Center on Wrongful
5Convictions and was set to take a new job at the Exoneration
6Project affiliated with the University of Chicago; she was
7always working and was extremely dedicated to righting the
8injustices of the criminal justice system; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Karen Daniel was recently named Professor Emerita
10of Law at Northwestern University School of Law; she taught and
11mentored hundreds of students, inspiring many to pursue a
12career helping the wrongfully convicted; she earned respect for
13her commitment to helping others and never assumed that an
14individual was guilty just because they were in prison; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Karen Daniel was not afraid to take the hard
16cases; her perseverance in the fight for justice was matched
17only by her care for her clients; she will be remembered for
18her dedication to those wrongfully convicted as well as her
19love for her family and friends; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Karen Daniel is survived by her husband, Alan
21Goldberg; her son, Scott Daniel Goldberg; her stepchildren,
22Julia (Daniel) Alamillo and Laura and Diana Goldberg; her

 

 

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1granddaughter, Sophia; her sister, Kelly (David) Selva; her
2mother; and many friends; therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
4ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing
5Karen L. Daniel and extend our sincere condolences to her
6family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
7further
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9presented to the family of Karen Daniel as an expression of our
10deepest sympathy.