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Thomas J. Homer
Thomas J. Homer (born January 12, 1947) is an American politician from Illinois who served as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives and later as a judge and the first Legislative Inspector General. Early life and career Thomas J. Homer was born January 12, 1947, in Canton, Illinois. Homer graduated from Canton High School (Illinois), Canton High School. He then earned a political science degree at University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign where he was also a member of the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps. He served in the United States Army Reserve until 1978, receiving an honorable discharge as a First lieutenant#U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force, First Lieutenant. He earned a juris doctor from Chicago-Kent College of Law. Upon his graduation from law school in 1974, Homer served as Assistant State's Attorney in Lake County, Illinois. Two years later, he moved back to Canton to run for State's Attorney ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illinois Appellate Court
The Illinois Appellate Court is the court of first appeal for civil and criminal cases rising in the Illinois Circuit Courts. Three Illinois Appellate Court judges hear each case and the concurrence of two is necessary to render a decision. The Illinois Appellate Court will render its opinion in writing, in the form of a published opinion or an unpublished order. As of 1935, decisions of the Illinois Appellate Court became binding authority upon lower courts in Illinois. The Illinois Appellate Court has 52 judges serving five districts. The majority of the judges (18 in the First District, and between seven and nine in each of the Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Districts) are elected, with the remaining judges having been appointed by the Supreme Court of Illinois. Civil cases appealed from the Illinois Appellate Court are heard by the Supreme Court of Illinois upon the grant of a Petition for Leave to Appeal under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 315, a Certificate of Importance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
