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Daniel T. Gillespie, Democrat
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
8th Sub-Circuit
Judge
Gillespie has served on the bench for more than 18 years "But there is one way in this
country in which all men are created equal--there is one human
institution that makes a pauper the equal of a Rockefeller,
the stupid man the equal of an Einstein, and the ignorant man
the equal of any college president. That institution, gentlemen,
is a court."
-Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
Endorsements •
"Highly Qualified" from the Illinois State Bar Association
– Judge Gillespie is the only candidate for the
8th sub-circuit to be rated "highly qualified" by
the Illinois State Bar Association.
• "Highly Recommended" Women's Bar Association
• "Highly Recommended" from the Puerto Rican
Bar Association of Illinois
• Endorsed by Congressman Danny Davis
• "Highly Recommended" from the Northwest
Suburban Bar Association
• "Highly Recommended" from the Decalogue
Society of Lawyers
• "Highly Recommended" from the Lesbian and
Gay Bar Association of Chicago
• Italian American Political Coalition Endorsement
Experience • Trial Judge in the
Cook County Court System (18 years)
• Former assistant Attorney General of Illinois –
prosecuted nursing home abuse cases (3 years)
• Former Cook Count Public Defender (6 years)
• Former Assistant Cook County States Attorney (2 years)
• Former Chicago Police Officer (5 years)
• Adjunct Professor of law at Loyola University of Chicago's
School of Law and DePaul;sKellstadt Graduate School of Management
• Awards
• Illinois Judges Association - President's Service
Award in 2004
• DePaul College of Commerce - Outstanding Adjunct Teacher
in 2006
Leadership • Supervising Judge: First Municipal Contract
and Tort Law Section at the Daley Center
• Retired Reserve Lieutenant Colonel in the United States
Army
• Past President of Lake View Citizens Council
Fairness • Well regarded for impartial judgment
• "Judge Gillespie is hard working and highly respected
for his knowledge of the law, integrity and outstanding temperament."
Chicago Bar Association
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