HR0666 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Steven R. Bordner on the occasion of his retirement as a 9th Judicial Circuit Court Judge after 20 years; and

WHEREAS, Judge Bordner, a Farmington native and lifelong Fulton County resident, earned his undergraduate degree from Illinois College in 1977; he went on to receive his Juris Doctor from the Southern Illinois University School of Law in 1980; and

WHEREAS, Judge Bordner began his career by practicing law at the firm Collins & Bordner in Lewistown, where he remained for over 15 years; he also served as a Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, Judge Bordner left the practice in 1995 when he was appointed as an Associate Circuit Court Judge for the 9th Circuit; he was elected as a full Circuit Court Judge in 2010; and

WHEREAS, Judge Bordner has handled every type of case, ranging from parking tickets to murder cases; and

WHEREAS, Judge Bordner is an incredibly accomplished Circuit Court Judge; he has served every county in the 9th Circuit, which consists of the counties of Fulton, McDonough, Knox, Hancock, Warren, and Henderson, and has also served Cook County; and

WHEREAS, Judge Bordner's most significant criminal case was a double homicide in which 3 others were also injured; he ruled that the defendant be sentenced to death, and even though the case was appealed, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled unanimously to uphold his decision, a rare occurrence for the Supreme Court; and

WHEREAS, Judge Bordner has broken the mold of Circuit Court Judge beyond its administrative duties with a desire to tackle community issues for the benefit of all; he has a focused resolve that has earned him the respect of any who knows him; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Steven R. Bordner on his retirement as a 9th Judicial Circuit Court Judge and we wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to Judge Bordner as a symbol of our esteem and respect.