Judge Flannery was elected to a countywide vacancy in 1990. He had served as Presiding Judge of the Law Division since 2014.
After receiving his law license in 1976, Flannery began his legal career as an assistant corporation counsel for the City of Chicago. In 1980, Flannery moved into the private sector, working for two different firms and as a solo practitioner before joining the Attorney General's Office as Chief of the Land Acquisition Division in 1985.
"The Circuit Court of Cook County has lost a widely respected jurist and a dear friend with the passing of Law Division Presiding Judge James P. Flannery, Jr.," said Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans in a written statement. "We will miss his experience, his willingness to innovate, and his kind and generous nature. I offer my sincere condolences to his family."
Flannery is survived by a wife, daughter, and two grandchildren. He will be waked on Wednesday, October 18, from 3:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Dalcamo Funeral Home, 470 W. 26th St. The funeral Mass is set for Thursday, October 19, at 10:00 a.m., at St. Barbara Catholic Church, 2859 South Throop Street. Interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers, the Flannery family has requested donations to The Share Foundation.
A true gentle man both on and off the bench, respected by his colleagues and the attorneys who appeared before him. Condolences to his family and friends. You'll be missed Jim.
ReplyDeleteFlannery brought uncommon humanity to the bench.
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