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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor Grant S. Wegner on the
4 occasion of his retirement as a Circuit Judge of the 16th
5 Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois and to congratulate him on
6 his new position as counsel to the firm of Mahoney, Silverman,
7 and Cross; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Grant Wegner earned his bachelor's degree in
9 political science from Northern Illinois University in 1974 and
10 his Juris Doctorate degree from Hamline University in St. Paul,
11 Minnesota in 1977; and
 
12     WHEREAS, After graduating from law school, Grant Wegner
13 served in a private law practice and as a part-time prosecutor
14 in Kendall County; and
 
15     WHEREAS, In June of 1986, Grant Wegner was appointed to
16 serve as an Associate Judge for the 16th Judicial Circuit Court
17 of Illinois; in November of 1990, he was elected to serve as a
18 Circuit Judge of the 16th Judicial Circuit, where he remained
19 until his retirement on September 30, 2009; and
 
20     WHEREAS, From 1998 to 2002, Grant Wegner served as a Chief
21 Judge of the 16th Judicial Circuit; he was appointed by the

 

 

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1 Illinois Supreme Court to serve on its Mentoring Committee from
2 1997 until his retirement; the Illinois Supreme Court also
3 appointed him to serve on its Automation and Technology
4 Committee for 7 years, 4 of which as the committee's chairman;
5 and
 
6     WHEREAS, Grant Wegner has served as a Commissioner for the
7 Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies,
8 Inc., since 2002; he has also served on a variety of other
9 judicial and community boards; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Grant Wegner has been an active member in the Boy
11 Scouts, having earned the rank of Eagle Scout; he has
12 previously been a member of the Executive Board and currently
13 serves on the Advisory Board for Three Fires Council, Boy
14 Scouts of America; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Grant Wegner is well known by his peers for his
16 architectural skills, particularly in futuristic courthouse
17 design, and his love of the Green Bay Packers; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Grant Wegner currently serves as a member of the
19 appellate practice, mediation, and litigation group of
20 Mahoney, Silverman, and Cross; he also plans to teach at John
21 Marshall Law School in Chicago, where he will surely share his
22 great legal wisdom with a new generation of aspiring lawyers;

 

 

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1 therefore, be it
 
2     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
4 honor Grant S. Wegner on the occasion of his retirement,
5 congratulate him on his new position as Counsel to the firm of
6 Mahoney, Silverman, and Cross, and wish him continued success
7 and happiness in the future; and be it further
 
8     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to Grant Wegner as a symbol of our esteem and
10 respect.