George R. Ripplinger, Jr., of Belleville, IL, was born in East St. Louis, IL, on April 19, 1945.
Southern Illinois
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July 22, 2023 | People
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July 17, 2023 | People

Attorney Eric William Evans was born January 30, 1968 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Gerald W. and Jane A. Evans.
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July 10, 2023 | People

Rebecca Whittington, 62, passed away at the University of Louisville Jewish Hospital on July 8, 2023.
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June 23, 2023 | People | ISBA News

Sarah E. Toney, of Chicago, and Wesley Gozia, of Carlyle, have been elected treasurer and secretary, respectively, of the Illinois State Bar Association. Their terms will last for one year until the Annual Meeting of 2024.
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June 1, 2023 | People
Hon. Larry Olen Baker, 81, of Elizabethtown, IL, passed away May 16, 2023, at Baptist Health Paducah. He was a retired Judge and Retired Lt. Commander in the United States Naval Reserve.
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April 19, 2023 |
Practice News
Chief Bankruptcy Judge Laura K. Grandy of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Illinois will retire on March 11, 2024. The Judicial Council of the Seventh Circuit seeks applications from all qualified applicants to succeed Judge Grandy as bankruptcy judge for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Illinois with a duty station in East St. Louis, IL.
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October 14, 2022 | People
Bernard G. Heiligenstein, 93 of Carlyle, IL, passed away on Monday, October 3, 2022, at Trenton Village in Trenton, Illinois.
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October 5, 2022 | Events

In Collinsville, we honored ISBA Past President Dennis J. Orsey, 2020-21, and ISBA Past President Jack C. Carey, 2008-09, IBF Charter and Diamond Champion, for their service to the Illinois State Bar Association, the Illinois Bar Foundation, and the legal community on Wednesday, September 28, 2022.
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July 1, 2022 | People

Richard Edward Boyle passed away peacefully at age 85 surrounded by his loving wife Janet and all three of his children.
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May 31, 2022 |
Practice News
Illinois voters are responsible for electing and retaining judges. To assist them in making informed decisions, ISBA provides information about the qualifications of judicial candidates and judges seeking retention. Lawyers who practice alongside candidates and judges are in a unique position to assess the professional qualities that are necessary for good judges.