Illinois Supreme Court Justice Bob Thomas announced today via press release he is retiring from the Illinois Supreme Court effective Feb. 29.
Prior to serving as a Justice, Thomas spent 12 years in the NFL as kicker. He played for the Bears from 1975-82, and from 1983-84 after spending a season in Detroit.
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“It has been a great honor and privilege to have served on the Illinois Supreme Court as well as on the appellate and circuit courts over the past 32 years,” Thomas said in a statement in the Chicago Tribune.