Record #: R2014-183   
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
Intro date: 3/5/2014 Current Controlling Legislative Body:
Final action: 3/5/2014
Title: Congratulations extended to Honorable William J. Bauer on 40th anniversary in federal judiciary and declaration of March 21, 2014 as "The Honorable William J. Bauer Day" in Chicago
Sponsors: Burke, Edward M., Smith, Michele
Attachments: 1. R2014-183.pdf
RESOLUTION
 
 
WHEREAS, The Chicago Bar Association will honor the Honorable William J. Bauer for his forty years of distinguished service as a federal Judge of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals at a gala celebration on March 21, 2014; and
 
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of this event by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and
 
WHEREAS, A native of the South Side, the Honorable William J. Bauer was raised in Chicago and the far western suburb of Elmhurst; and
 
WHEREAS, The Honorable William J. Bauer graduated from Elmhurst College and DePaul University College of Law and has spent virtually his entire career in public service; and
 
WHEREAS, In 1952 the Honorable William J. Bauer began working as a DuPage County Assistant State's Attorney; and
 
WHEREAS, The Honorable William J. Bauer was elected in 1958 as DuPage County State's Attorney; and
 
WHEREAS, The Honorable William J. Bauer ably served from 1964 to 1970 as a Judge of the DuPage County Circuit Court; and
 
WHEREAS, In 1970 the Honorable William J. Bauer was named United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois and left in 1971 to become a federal Judge; and
 
WHEREAS, In 1974 the Honorable William J. Bauer was appointed to the 7th Circuit and was Chief Judge from 1986 to 1993; and
 
WHEREAS, A highly distinguished member of the judicial community, the Honorable William J. Bauer assumed Senior Status in 1994; and
 
WHEREAS, The Honorable William J. Bauer is a member of the Board of Trustees of DePaul University, Elmhurst College and Elmhurst Memorial Hospital and is actively involved in numerous civic endeavors; and
 
WHEREAS, The Honorable William J. Bauer is a recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Lincoln Award from the Chicago Bar
 
Association and the Catholic Lawyer of the Year Award bestowed by the Catholic Lawyers Guild; and
 
WHEREAS, The hard work, sacrifice and dedication of the Honorable William J. Bauer serve as an example to all; now, therefore
 
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the members of the Chicago City Council, assembled this fifth day of March, 2014, do hereby congratulate the Honorable William J. Bauer for four decades of distinguished service on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals and do hereby declare that March 21, 2014, shall be officially recognized as The Honorable William %J. Bauer Day throughout the City of Chicago; and
 
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Honorable William J. Bauer.
 
 
 
 
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