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Robert C. Underwood (October 27, 1915 – March 30, 1988) was an American jurist. Born in
Gardner, Illinois Gardner is a village in Grundy County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,463 at the 2010 census. History Gardner is named for its founder, Henry C. Gardner. Geography Gardner is located at (41.187881, -88.309524). According to t ...
, Underwood received his bachelor's degree from
Illinois Wesleyan University Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockford ...
in 1937 and his bachelor's degree from
University of Illinois College of Law The University of Illinois College of Law (Illinois Law or UIUC Law) is the law school of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, a public university in Champaign, Illinois. It was established in 1897 and offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S ...
in 1939. Underwood practiced law in
Normal, Illinois Normal is a town in McLean County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town's population was 52,736. Normal is the smaller of two principal municipalities of the Bloomington–Normal metropolitan area, and Illinois' seventh most ...
. Underwood served as Normal City Attorney and as circuit court judge for
McLean County, Illinois McLean County is the largest county by land area in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 169,572. Its county seat is Bloomington. McLean County is included in the Bloomington–Normal, IL Metropolit ...
. He also served as an assistant state's attorney for McLean County. Underwood was a
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
. Underwood served on the Illinois Supreme Court from 1962 until his retirement in 1984. He served as chief justice from 1969 until 1976, longer than any other jurist. Underwood died of a heart attack at his home in Normal, Illinois.'Retired Chief Justice Underwood,' Chicago Tribune, Kenan Heise and Daniel Engler, Chicago Tribune, March 31, 1988


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1915 births 1988 deaths People from Gardner, Illinois People from Normal, Illinois Illinois Wesleyan University alumni University of Illinois College of Law alumni Illinois Republicans Illinois state court judges Chief Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court 20th-century American judges Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court {{Illinois-politician-stub