Robert R. Thomas
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Robert R. Thomas (born August 7, 1952 in Rochester, NY) is Chief Justice on the Supreme Court of Illinois for the Second District as of 2006. Justice Thomas graduated from McQuaid Jesuit High School where he excelled both academically and in athletics, lettering in both football and soccer. He attended the University of Notre Dame where he kicked for the football team. He received his B.A. degree in government in 1974 and was named an Academic All-American in that same year. He went on to have a 10-year career as a kicker in the National Football League with the Chicago Bears. He received his J.D. degree from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 1981. He was elected circuit court judge in DuPage County in 1988. There, he presided over civil jury trials and was the Acting Chief Judge from 1989 to 1994. In 1994, Judge Thomas was elected to the Appellate Court Second District. On December 4, 2000 Justice Thomas was sworn in as the Illinois Supreme Court Justice for the Second District.
In April 1996, Justice Thomas was inducted into the Academic All-American Hall of Fame, and in January 1999, he received the prestigious NCAA Silver Anniversary Award. Justice Thomas is a member of the DuPage County Bar Association.
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- Robert R. Thomas bio at the Illinois Supreme Court - broken link
| Preceded by Gary Hall, Sr. Lawrie Mifflin Drew Pearson Cynthia Potter Sally Ride Harry Smith |
Silver Anniversary Awards (NCAA) Class of 1999 Dave Casper Anita DeFrantz Pat Summitt Lynn Swann Robert R. Thomas Bill Walton |
Succeeded by Dianne Baker Junior Bridgeman Pat Haden Lisa Rosenblum John Dickson Stufflebeem John Trembley |
