| Judge Gerald C. Bender Date Admitted to Bar: Illinois-1969 Court: Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois Legal Experience: Judge Bender practiced law for twenty-five (25) years. He litigated in hundreds of adversarial proceedings, including federal, state, civil, criminal, bench and jury trials. His practice included without limitation the following areas of law: chancery, torts, contracts, domestic relations, criminal, juvenile, civil rights, employment, adoption, corporate, and real estate law. Judicial Experience: Judge Bender was first elected to the bench in November of 1996 when he was assigned to the Domestic Relations Division. He now maintains an individual calendar call. Awards: 2008 Seymour Simon Award, Jewish Judges Association of Illinois; 2006 Outstanding Alumni, American Association of Community Colleges; 2005, Distinguished Alumnus Award, Illinois Community Colleges Trustees Association; 2000, Honoree, The John Marshall Law School Alumni Association; 1999, Distinguished Service Award, The John Marshall Law School Alumni Association; 1994, Humanitarian Award, The Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois. Memberships: Illinois Judge’s Association; Decalogue Society of Lawyers; Jewish Judge’s Association of Illinois. Family: Judge Bender has three children and six grandchildren. Education: Juris Doctors, The John Marshall Law School, 1968; B.S.B.A. Roosevelt University, 1960; Associates in Arts, Wilbur Wright College, 1958. Community Service: Elected Trustee, Village of Lincolnwood; Executive Board Member, Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois; Co-Founder, Jewish Judge’s Association of Illinois; Personal Attorney to Simon Wiesenthal for twenty (20) years. Hobbies: The arts, reading, fishing and dancing. |
