Thomas R. Fitzgerald (judge)

Thomas R. Fitzgerald
Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court
In office
September 2008 – October 2010
Succeeded byMary Jane Theis
Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court
In office
2000–2008
Personal details
Born(1941-07-10)July 10, 1941
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedNovember 1, 2015(2015-11-01) (aged 74)
La Grange, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic[1]
Alma materLoyola University Chicago
The John Marshall Law School (LLB, JD)

Thomas Robert Fitzgerald (July 10, 1941 – November 1, 2015) was a chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. He became the first Illinois chief justice to preside over the impeachment trial of a sitting governor when he presided over the impeachment trial of Governor Rod Blagojevich.

  1. ^ "Election Vote Totals Results". www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 28 April 2020.