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SR0240LRB104 13222 LAW 25389 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to 

3congratulate the Honorable James A. "Jim" Knecht on the 

4occasion of his serving on the bench for the past 50 years, 

5becoming the longest-serving judge in the State; and

6 WHEREAS, Judge Knecht was born in Lincoln and educated at 

7Illinois State University (ISU); he graduated from the 

8University of Illinois College of Law in 1973, during which he 

9was an editor of the Law Review and a member of the Order of 

10the Coif; and

11 WHEREAS, Judge Knecht served as a law clerk to Illinois 

12Supreme Court Justice Robert C. Underwood from 1973 to 1974, 

13as an associate circuit judge from 1975 to 1978, and as a 

14circuit judge from 1978 to 1986 before being elected to the 

15Fourth District Appellate Court in 1986; he also served as an 

16adjunct professor at ISU from 1977 to 2004; and

17 WHEREAS, Judge Knecht is a member of the Illinois State 

18and McLean County Bar Associations, a fellow of the Illinois 

19Bar Foundation, a distinguished alumnus of ISU, and a member 

20of the ISU Foundation Board of Directors; he has served on the 

21boards of the Institute for Collaborative Solutions and the 

22Illinois Family Violence Coordinating Council and as a member 

SR0240- 2 -LRB104 13222 LAW 25389 r

1of the National Advisory Board of the Corporate Alliance to 

2End Partner Violence; he co-founded and served as the charter 

3president of the Robert C. Underwood Inn of Court; and

4 WHEREAS, Judge Knecht and his wife, Ruth, reside in 

5Normal, and they have one son and three grandchildren, the 

6children of their late daughter; outside of his judicial 

7career, his most important roles have included servi