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Ryan out, Holland in as chief judge of 13th Circuit · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Ryan Out Holland and as chief judge. Of Thirteenth Circuit. Written by
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  Tom Collins This article is being read by an automated voice brought
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  to you by Everlet. The courts serving the Illinois Valley area have
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  a new Chief Judge, H. Chris Ryan Jr, has retired after nearly
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  38 years on the bench. Replacing him as Chief Judge will be
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  Troy D. Holland. A spokesman for the Illinois Supreme Court confirmed Monday
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  that Ryan69 filed his retirement, papers, ending a judicial career begun in
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  1989. Amid reports Friday that he'd emptied his chambers, Ryan declined to
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  confirm his retirement. I have no comment, the outgoing judge said the
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  The now-confirmed retirement, effective October 31, creates a judicial vacancy, but also
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  opened a spot for Chief of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, which includes
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  LaSalle, Bureau and Grundy Counties. In a Monday press release, the circuit
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  judge.
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  Announced Holland will fill that post. I am sincerely grateful to be
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  elected to the position of chief judge.
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  Holland said in the press release. I look forward to serving in
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  this new role in addition to my current duties as circuit judge.
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  He added later. I congratulate Judge Ryan on his retirement, and thank
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  him for his thirty seven years of service on the bench, and
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  his nearly sixteen years of service as chief
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  judge Ryan's vacant judgeship will be filled by appointment, and whoever succeeds
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  him would stand for a potentially contested election in twenty twenty eight.
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  The son of former Illinois Chief Justice Howard C. Ryan Sr, Ryan
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  has been on the bench since March 1, 1989, when he was
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  appointed Associate judge When William Denny retired from the bench, Ryan ran
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  for and won a post for circuit judge in 1992. The new
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  Chief Judge is 58 years old and is a native of Mendota.
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  Holland earned his law degree in 1994 and, after a stint as
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  a municipal law specialist, joined the LaSalle County State's Attorney's Office in
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  1996 as civil attorney/slash county attorney, a post he held until his
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  successful election to circuit judge in 2012.