Bill Text: IL SJR0017 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Appoints Carol M. Pope as Legislative Inspector General for a term from March 1, 2019 through June 30, 2023.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2019-02-14 - Adopted Both Houses [SJR0017 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SJR0017-Introduced.html

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Subsection (b) of Section 25-10 of the State
Officials and Employees Ethics Act requires that the
Legislative Ethics Commission shall diligently search out
qualified candidates for the office of Legislative Inspector
General and make recommendations to the General Assembly, which
shall appoint a Legislative Inspector General by joint
resolution; and
WHEREAS, Subsection (b) of Section 25-10 further states
that the Legislative Inspector General shall be selected solely
on the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability and sets
forth the necessary educational and employment criteria; and
WHEREAS, The Legislative Ethics Commission at its December
2018 meeting voted unanimously to recommend that the General
Assembly appoint Carol M. Pope as Legislative Inspector
General; and
WHEREAS, Justice Pope has led an exemplary career of public
service that more than qualifies her to serve as the
Legislative Inspector General; and
WHEREAS, A native of Illinois, Justice Pope was admitted to
the Illinois bar in 1979 and has dedicated her professional

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life to work that has demonstrated her practical commitment to
integrity time and again; and
WHEREAS, After clerking for the chief judge of the United
States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, she
served as Menard County State's Attorney from 1984 to 1991; and
WHEREAS, Recognizing her ability, the Illinois Supreme
Court appointed her to serve as a circuit judge of the Eighth
Judicial Circuit, a post the voters elected her to in 1992 and
re-elected her to in 1998, 2004, and 2010; and
WHEREAS, While still a circuit judge, the Illinois Supreme
Court assigned Justice Pope to serve on the appellate court of
the Fourth Judicial District in 2008; and
WHEREAS, Justice Pope was elected an appellate judge of the
Fourth Judicial District in her own right in 2012 and retired
from the appellate court in 2018; and
WHEREAS, Justice Pope's extensive history of experience,
appointments, professional activities, and publications
uniquely qualifies her for the position of Legislative
Inspector General, an office that necessitates both keen
intellect and insight into the personal and professional
motivations of persons acting in the public realm; and

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WHEREAS, Justice Pope continues to demonstrate her
commitment to integrity in public service as a member of the
Illinois Judicial Ethics Committee, providing ethics advice to
judges throughout Illinois; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
CONCURRING HEREIN, that we appoint Carol M. Pope as Legislative
Inspector General in accordance with subsection (b) of Section
25-10 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act,
endorsing her wholeheartedly as surpassing all statutory
requirements and in full confidence that her character and
integrity will enhance the office of Legislative Inspector
General and benefit the administration of the ethical
foundation on which Illinois legislators and legislative
employees operate; and be it further
RESOLVED, That, in accordance with subsection (b) of
Section 25-10 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act,
the appointment of Carol M. Pope takes effect upon the adoption
of this joint resolution by the affirmative vote of
three-fifths of the members elected to each house of the
General Assembly, the certification of this joint resolution by
the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President
of the Senate, and the filing of this joint resolution with the

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Secretary of State or March 1, 2019, whichever is later; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That, in accordance with subsection (b) of
Section 25-10 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act,
the term of Legislative Inspector General Pope shall run
through June 30, 2023; and be it further