Seymour Simon

Seymour Simon

Seymour Simon (August 10 1915 - September 26 2006) was an American lawyer, Appellate and Supreme Court Justice in Illinois, and City Council member (alderman) in Chicago, Illinois.

Life

Simon was born in Chicago, and grew up in the Albany Park neighborhood. In 1931 he graduated from Roosevelt High School, and in 1935 from Northwestern University, having earned a bachelor of science degree. Simon also attended law school at Northwestern and graduated first in his class in 1938. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. In 1954, he married Roslyn Biel, a widow with three children. [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0609270191sep27,1,6110909.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true Chicago Tribune] ]

Political career

He served on the state Supreme Court from 1980 to 1988, and prior to that had been an Illinois appellate court judge from 1974-1980.http://www.state.il.us/court/SupremeCourt/Previous/Bio_Simon.asp] According to the "Chicago Sun-Times": "After nearly 20 years on the Council and the board, Simon was elected to the bench, where he served 14 years as an appellate court and Supreme Court justice. He became a staunch death penalty opponent and wrote a 1988 opinion that helped prevent wrongful executions for the 1983 Jeanine Nicarico slaying." [ [http://www.suntimes.com/news/commentary/74503,CST-EDT-edits28b.article

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According to the Illinois Supreme Court website: "He served in the U.S. Navy, 1942-45, as attorney, U.S. Department of Justice (Antitrust Division), 1938-42, and practiced law in Chicago, 1946-74. He was elected alderman of Chicago's 40th Ward and served from 1955-61, when he was appointed to the Cook County Board, 1962-66. He served as president of Cook County Forest Preserve District during the same period and was a member of the Chicago Public Building Commission from 1961-1967. He was reelected to the Chicago City Council in 1967 and continued in that office until elected to the Appellate Court in 1974."

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