Moses Harrison

Moses Wilkins Harrison II (March 30, 1932 – April 25, 2013) was an American attorney and jurist who served as a judge of the Illinois Appellate Court and the Supreme Court of Illinois.[1][2]

Moses Harrison
Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court
In office
2000–2002
Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court
In office
1992–2002
Personal details
Born
Moses Wilkins Harrison II

March 30, 1932
Collinsville, Illinois, U.S.
DiedApril 25, 2013 (aged 81)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationColorado College (BA)
Washington University in St. Louis (LLB)

Early life and education

Born in Collinsville, Illinois, Harrison received his bachelor's degree from Colorado College and his law degree from Washington University School of Law.[3]

Career

After graduating Harrison practiced law for about fifteen years in the state of Illinois. He was appointed as a circuit judge in 1973. An election was held for the position the following year, which Harrison won. He served as the chief judge of the Third Judicial Circuit in Edwardsville, Illinois until 1979, at which point Harrison was appointed to the Illinois Appellate Courts, remaining there until 1992, when he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Illinois. Harrison was affiliated with the Democratic Party.[4]

In 2000, Harrison became the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois, a position he held until his retirement in 2002.[2]

Personal life

In 1961, he married Sharon Phillips, with whom he had three children.[5] Harrison died in St. Louis in 2013.

References
  1. Illinois Supreme Court-Moses Harrison
  2. Moses Wilkins Harrison-Obituary
  3. "Moses W. Harrison II - Previous Illinois Supreme Court Justice". www.illinoiscourts.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
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  5. "Moses Harrison, 1932–2013". Chicago Tribune. April 29, 2013. Retrieved 2019-07-02.


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