OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
LORI E. LIGHTFOOT
MAYOR
January 27, 2021
TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I transmit herewith, together with Aldermen Brookins and Sawyer, a resolution honoring the life and memory of Judge Albert Porter.
Your favorable consideration of this resolution will be appreciated.
Very truly yours,
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Members of this Body were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Judge Albert Porter Jr., a renowned jurist, beloved citizen, loving husband, and devoted father, on January 5, 2021; and
WHEREAS, Born in Laurel, Mississippi, on December 15, 1930, Judge Porter came to Chicago with his mother at the age of 3 to join his father, Albert Sr., and grew up on the South Side of Chicago, where he attended the City's public schools; and
WHEREAS, Judge Porter graduated from Wendell Phillips High School in 1948 and received a Bachelor of Arts Degree, with a major in Chemistry and a minor in Mathematics, from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in 1955; and
WHEREAS, Judge Porter started his career as a Metallurgist at Argonne National Laboratory, and he later taught chemistry and math at Phillips High School, where he met the love of his life, Mildred Viola Birge, a fellow science teacher, and they got married in 1959; and
WHEREAS, A man of exceptional talent and dedication, Judge Porter, while still teaching full time, attended law school at night, and received his Juris Doctorate Degree from John Marshall Law School in 1962, and passed the Illinois State Bar exam that same year; and
WHEREAS, Judge Porter's illustrious career in the law included serving as an adjunct professor at John Marshall Law School, as a Cook County Assistant State's Attorney, as a Deputy Commissioner for the Department of Investigation, and as a partner in the law firm of Walton, Freeman & Porter; and
WHEREAS, Mentored by Joseph Robichaux, the Democratic Committeeman for the 21st W...
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