Thursday, February 22, 2024

Arrangements announced for wake and funeral of former Appellate Court Justice Themis N. Karnezis

Retired Appellate Court Justice Themis N. Karnezis, who passed away last weekend at the age of 81, will be waked tomorrow, Friday, February 23, from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m., at Christ the King Church, 9235 S. Hamilton. An additional visitation, starting at 9:30 a.m., will precede the 10:00 a.m. funeral Mass.

According to the obituary published by Heeney-Laughlin funeral directors, Justice Karnezis is survived by his wife of 53 years, Melodie. He was the father of eight children, grandfather to 19, and great-grandfather of eight.

Justice Karnezis began his judicial career as an associate judge in 1982. Appointed, and subsequently elected to a countywide vacancy, Karnezis served in the judiciary until his retirement in 2015. From 2002 until his retirement, Karnezis served, pursuant to Supreme Court appointment, as a justice of the Illinois Appellate Court.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

A great man who I had the privilege of trying cases before. He was a paradigm of what a judge should be. Ralph Meczyk

Anonymous said...

I think you misspelled his name the first two times.

Jack Leyhane said...

@Anon 2/22 11:45 p.m. -- Thank you for pointing this out. I apologize for the errors, which I have now (hopefully) corrected.

Anonymous said...

Good night sweet prince.