S. Louis Rathje (born November 1, 1939) is an American lawyer and former justice of the Illinois Supreme Court from the 2nd district. He served from January 8, 1999 to December 4, 2000.
S. Louis Rathje was born in Geneva, Illinois on November 1, 1939. He is a nephew of Chicago banker Frank C. Rathje. He received his B.A. degree from Wheaton College in 1961 and his J.D. degree from Northwestern Law School in 1964. He was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1964. In 1970, he became a partner in the firm of Rathje, Woodward, Dyer & Burt in 1970. While in private practice, he was admitted to the Supreme Court Bar of the United States in 1980 and the State of Wisconsin Bar in 1989.[2]
In the 1994 election, Rathje won the Republican primary and was elected in the general election without opposition to fill the vacancy created by Philip Godfrey Reinhard's appointment to a federal judgeship.[3][4] Rathje was appointed to the Illinois Supreme Court in January 1999, following the retirement of John L. Nickels.[5] Rathje ran for the Republican primary election in March 2000 for the Illinois Supreme Court seat and lost the election to Robert R. Thomas.[6][7] Rathje served until December 4, 2000.[8][9]
In the 2002 Republican primary, Rathje ran for an appellate court judgeship created by the vacancy of Robert Thomas. Thomas E. Callum defeated Rathje with 148,475 votes (50.87%) to Rathje's 143,375 votes (49.13%).[10]
louis, rathje, born, november, 1939, american, lawyer, former, justice, illinois, supreme, court, from, district, served, from, january, 1999, december, 2000, justice, illinois, supreme, court, second, districtin, office, january, 1999, december, 2000preceded,. S Louis Rathje born November 1 1939 is an American lawyer and former justice of the Illinois Supreme Court from the 2nd district He served from January 8 1999 to December 4 2000 S Louis RathjeJustice of the Illinois Supreme Court for the Second DistrictIn office January 8 1999 December 4 2000Preceded byJohn L NickelsSucceeded byRobert R ThomasPersonal detailsBorn 1939 11 01 November 1 1939Geneva IllinoisPolitical partyRepublicanSpouseMaria Rosa CostanzoResidenceWheaton Illinois 1 Alma materWheaton College B A Northwestern University J D Biography EditS Louis Rathje was born in Geneva Illinois on November 1 1939 He is a nephew of Chicago banker Frank C Rathje He received his B A degree from Wheaton College in 1961 and his J D degree from Northwestern Law School in 1964 He was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1964 In 1970 he became a partner in the firm of Rathje Woodward Dyer amp Burt in 1970 While in private practice he was admitted to the Supreme Court Bar of the United States in 1980 and the State of Wisconsin Bar in 1989 2 In the 1994 election Rathje won the Republican primary and was elected in the general election without opposition to fill the vacancy created by Philip Godfrey Reinhard s appointment to a federal judgeship 3 4 Rathje was appointed to the Illinois Supreme Court in January 1999 following the retirement of John L Nickels 5 Rathje ran for the Republican primary election in March 2000 for the Illinois Supreme Court seat and lost the election to Robert R Thomas 6 7 Rathje served until December 4 2000 8 9 In the 2002 Republican primary Rathje ran for an appellate court judgeship created by the vacancy of Robert Thomas Thomas E Callum defeated Rathje with 148 475 votes 50 87 to Rathje s 143 375 votes 49 13 10 References Edit Banovetz James M ed 1999 Governing Illinois Your Connection to State and Local Government Springfield Illinois University of Illinois at Springfield p 80 ISBN 978 0938943235 White Jesse ed Illinois Court Officials Illinois Blue Book 1999 2000 Springfield Illinois Illinois Secretary of State p 164 Retrieved December 4 2022 Sjostrom Joseph February 28 1994 13 hopefuls vying for 3 court seats Chicago Tribune via ProQuest Official Vote Cast at the General Election on November 8 1994 Illinois State Board of Elections p 111 Retrieved December 4 2022 Whelpley Rodd ed Appointment Illinois Issues University of Illinois Springfield 25 1 32 Retrieved December 4 2022 S Louis Rathje at Illinoiscourts gov Rathje S Louis Our Campaigns July 5 2007 Court Listener S Louis Rathje OurCampaigns com S Louis Rathje Official Vote Cast at the General Primary March 19 2002 Illinois State Board of Elections June 13 2002 Retrieved December 4 2022 Political officesPreceded byJohn L Nickels Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court1999 2000 Succeeded byRobert R Thomas This article about an Illinois politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This biography of a state judge in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title S Louis Rathje amp oldid 1132084897, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
