Bill Text: IL HR0335 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Judge Raymond Myles.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2017-04-26 - Resolution Adopted [HR0335 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HR0335-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Judge
Raymond Myles, who passed away on April 10, 2017 at the age of
66; and
WHEREAS, Judge Myles graduated from Harrison High School in
1968; he received his Bachelor of Arts in Social Work from the
University of Illinois in 1972 and his Master of Arts in Social
Work in 1974; he received his Juris Doctor from the University
of Illinois in 1977; and
WHEREAS, Judge Myles worked for a time in Springfield
before returning to Chicago and joining the Cook County State's
Attorney's Office; he left that position and started in private
practice; and
WHEREAS, Judge Myles was appointed to the Circuit Court of
Cook County in 1999; and
WHEREAS, Judge Myles doled out advice and tough love from
the bench, monitoring probation and linking defendants to jobs
and education; he kept a stash of collared shirts for anyone
who arrived without one, which he would sometimes launder
himself; one defendant, who confessed that he never wore ties

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to court because he did not own any, received a bag of neckties
taken from the closet of Judge Myles; and
WHEREAS, After his first year on the bench, Judge Myles
began an annual tradition: a courtroom graduation party for
anyone on his docket who received a diploma or GED; as many as
a dozen defendants would show up, many making the trip to the
courthouse even though they no longer were required to do so by
a probation officer; he would even go to high school
graduations to see his defendants get their diplomas in person,
sometimes years after the last time he had seen them in court;
and
WHEREAS, Judge Myles remembered whether defendants had
children or ailing relatives, and asked about them, often
reminding them that they needed to succeed to make a better
life for their loved one; and
WHEREAS, Judge Myles really liked that he could actually
make a difference, and did not want to send anyone to jail or
prison; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
mourn the passing of Judge Raymond Miles, and extend our
sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew

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and loved him; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Judge Myles as an expression of our
deepest sympathy.