Edward Petka

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Edward F. Petka (born March 10, 1943, Chicago, Illinois) is an American politician who served as a member of the Illinois General Assembly from 1987 until 2006.

Petka served as the State's Attorney for Will County, Illinois for four terms prior to being elected to the Illinois House of Representatives to succeed Dennis Hastert.^[1] An advocate for the death penalty,^[1] he was nicknamed "Electric Ed" for putting more people on death row than anyone else in Illinois history.^{[ citation needed ]} He served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1987 to 1993 and then as a Republican member of the Illinois Senate representing the 42nd district from 1993 to 2006. As a state senator, he worked with his colleague Barack Obama to reform the state's death-penalty process, mandating the videotaping of police interrogations in murder and homicide cases.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2006, Edward Petka opted to run for a judgeship on the 12th Circuit Court instead of running for reelection to the Illinois Senate. After the election, Edward Petka resigned effective December 4, 2006, to assume the judgeship and his wife Phyllis Petka was appointed to fill the vacancy. Phyllis Petka served for the remainder of the 94th General Assembly.^[2] The Petkas were succeeded by Democrat Linda Holmes, the winner of the 2006 general election.^[3] Edward Petka resigned from his judgeship in 2009. The Illinois Supreme Court appointed Raymond A. Bolden to succeed him.^[4]

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References

1 2 Klemmens, Michael D. (1987-01-30). "Expectations of the rookie legislators". Illinois Issues. University of Illinois at Springfield. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
↑ Hawker, Linda, ed. (January 7, 2007). "94th General Assembly 117th Legislative Day" (PDF). Journal of the Illinois Senate. Illinois General Assembly. pp. 10–12. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
↑ Themer, Robert (November 8, 2006). "Petka returns to court as new judge; Rozak retained". Daily Journal . Retrieved February 7, 2021.
↑ Tybor, Joseph (October 21, 2009). "Justice Kilbride Recommends Longtime Lawyer, Community Leader, and Retired Judge to Fill Judicial Vacancy" (PDF) (Press release). Illinois Supreme Court . Retrieved February 7, 2021.

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[Rookie_Bios-1] 1 2 Klemmens, Michael D. (1987-01-30). "Expectations of the rookie legislators". Illinois Issues. University of Illinois at Springfield. Retrieved 2014-02-28.

[2] Hawker, Linda, ed. (January 7, 2007). "94th General Assembly 117th Legislative Day" (PDF). Journal of the Illinois Senate. Illinois General Assembly. pp. 10–12. Retrieved February 6, 2021.

[3] Themer, Robert (November 8, 2006). "Petka returns to court as new judge; Rozak retained". Daily Journal . Retrieved February 7, 2021.

[4] Tybor, Joseph (October 21, 2009). "Justice Kilbride Recommends Longtime Lawyer, Community Leader, and Retired Judge to Fill Judicial Vacancy" (PDF) (Press release). Illinois Supreme Court . Retrieved February 7, 2021.

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