Posted on 11/09/2024 3:32:24 AM PST by Libloather
An Illinois circuit court judge was gunned down outside his home earlier this week as his wife was arrested and charged with his murder.
The body of Illinois Second Judicial Circuit Court Judge Michael J. Valentine was discovered fatally shot outside of his Albion, Illinois during a wellness check on Nov. 5.
The Edwards County Sheriff’s Office were called to the Valentines’ home on the 1100 block of County Road 600 in Albion, Ill. at around 12:14 p.m. when they made the disturbing find, the Illinois State Police said.
Valentine, 43, had been the resident circuit judge for Edwards County since he was elected to the position in 2016. He was reelected in 2022.
Before his time on the bench, Valentine served as the county’s State’s Attorney for eight years, according to his online obituary.
Valentine had served as a Chicago EMT and was a part of the Albion Fire Department.
He earned his law degree from Southern Illinois University before becoming a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Illinois Judges Association.
Valentine’s family remembered him as a “good and fair judge, who helped many he served” and as loving son and a loving father.
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Probably met at the bar’s closing time.
Maybe they just couldn’t agree on 9 mm vs. .45 ACP...
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