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SHIELDS v. JUDGES' RET. SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS

No. 94029.

791 N.E.2d 516 (2003)

204 Ill.2d 488

274 Ill.Dec. 424

David J. SHIELDS, Appellant, v. The JUDGES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

May 22, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George B. Collins, Adrian Vuckovich, James Lessmeister, of Collins & Bargione, Chicago, for appellant.

James E. Ryan, Attorney General, Springfield (Joel D. Bertocchi, Solicitor General, and Jan E. Hughes, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, of counsel), for appellees.

Justice KILBRIDE delivered the opinion of the court:

In this case, we are asked to decide whether a retired judge whose pension benefits were forfeited as a result of a felony conviction is entitled to a full refund of his contributions to the Judges' Retirement System (System) with no deduction for benefits he received as an annuitant after his retirement. We answer that question in the affirmative.

BACKGROUND

David J. Shields began his judicial...

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