Legal Opinion
Ryan v. Board of Trustees of the General Assembly Retirement System
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided February 19, 2010No. 108184PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thomas
Chief Justice Fitzgerald and Justices Freeman, Kilbride, Carman, and Karmeier concurred in the judgment and opinion.
Justice Burke dissented, with opinion.
OPINION
The issue in this case is whether, as a result of his multiple federal felony convictions, former Illinois Governor George H. Ryan, Sr., has forfeited all of the pension benefits he earned from the General Assembly Retirement System. For the reasons that follow, we hold that he has.
BACKGROUND
The facts of this case are not in dispute. In 1966, Ryan was appointed to the Kankakee County board of supervisors. Ryan was subsequently elected…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Kerner v. State Employees' Retirement System of IllinoisIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
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- Taddeo v. Board of Trustees of the Illinois Municipal Retirement FundIllinois Supreme Court · 2005
- Stillo v. State Retirement SystemsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1999
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