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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to acknowledge the retirement of
4 Appellate Judge Kent Slater from the Third District Appellate
5 Court; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Judge Slater was born in Hampton, Iowa on November
7 25, 1945; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Judge Slater received his Bachelor of Science
9 degree from the University of Illinois in 1968, his Juris
10 Doctor degree from John Marshall Law School in 1975, and his
11 L.L.M. degree from the University of Virginia Law School in
12 2001; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Judge Slater served as an infantry officer in the
14 United States Army from 1969 to 1971, serving a tour of duty in
15 Vietnam; and
 
16     WHEREAS, In 1984 and 1986, Judge Slater was elected to the
17 Illinois House of Representatives, and was named Outstanding
18 Freshman Representative in 1985; while in the House, he served
19 on the Judiciary Committee; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Judge Slater was elected a Circuit Judge in the
21 Ninth Judicial Circuit in 1988 and elected Appellate Judge to
22 the Third District Appellate Court in 1990; he is a member of
23 the Illinois State Bar Association and the Illinois Judges
24 Association; and he is the proud father of Jaclyn; therefore,
25 be it
 
26     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
27 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
28 we congratulate Appellate Judge Kent Slater on his retirement
29 from the bench and wish him nothing but the best for the

 

 

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1 future; and be it further
 
2     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3 presented to Appellate Judge Kent Slater.