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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
IN MEMORY OF THE HONORABLE JUDGE LOUIS GARIPPO
WHEREAS, Cook County Circuit Judge Louis Garippo, widely respected member of the bar and bench died on May 31, 2016 at the age at age 84; and
WHEREAS, Judge Garippo attended Fenwick High School, the University of Notre Dame and DePaul University law school. His father was a 36th Ward Democratic committeeman who held a court administrator's post; and
WHEREAS, Judge Louis Garippo will long be remembered for his stellar reputation for wisdom and fairness. As a judge, he presided over one of the most notorious murder cases in Chicago history; the 1980 trial of John Wayne Gacy, who was convicted of killing 33 men and boys. As a supervisor in the Cook County state's attorney's office, he helped prosecute Richard Speck for the murder of eight student nurses in a townhome in Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Judge Louis Garippo enjoyed a lengthy and distinguished legal career. He was genuinely admired and respected by all of the lawyers in the courtroom, defense attorneys as well as prosecutors. He was similarly respected and admired by the clerks and staff as well as his fellow members of the bench; and
WHEREAS, During the Gacy trial, Judge Garippo's equanimity and wisdom guided the crowded courtroom and the multitudes following the trial through the lengthy and oftentimes disturbing testimony. He not only maintained the decorum of the courtroom, his conduct and statements upheld the highest ideals in the legal profession. Many were profoundly moved by Judge Garippo's speech to the Gacy jurors as he thanked them for their service. "What we do for the John Wayne Gacys, we do for everyone."
WHEREAS, Louis Garippo was a judge widely respected for his legal acumen. The trial of John Wayne Gacy case was closely examined by the media and the legal community. Through all of the years of intense legal examination and scrutiny Judge Garippo's decision withstood appeal; despite fourteen years of...
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