Justice Joseph H. Goldenhersh

  • Born:
    November 2, 1914 in East St. Louis, IL
  • Education:

    Washington University Law School
  • Illinois Supreme Court Justice:
    1970-1987
  • Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice:
    1979-1982
  • Succeeded:
    Caswell J. Crebs
  • Succeeded by:
    Joseph Cunningham
  • Represented:
    5th District (1970-1987)
  • Political Party
    Democrat
  • Other Political Offices:

    Appellate Court Judge (1964-1970)
  • Died:
    March 12, 1992 in St. Louis, MO
  • Buried:
    Beth Hamadrosh Hagodol Cemetery, St. Louis, MO
  • Notes:
    Portrait courtesy of the Illinois Supreme Court

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