James T. Londrigan | |
Term Start: | 1968 |
Term End: | 1976 |
Predecessor: | Allan T. Lucas |
Successor: | John R. Keith |
Birth Date: | 23 February 1925 |
Birth Place: | Springfield, Illinois |
Death Place: | Springfield, Illinois |
Party: | Democratic |
Occupation: | lawyer |
James T. Londrigan (February 23, 1925 - May 31, 2019) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives and as a Justice of the Illinois Appellate Court.[1]
Londrigan was born in Springfield. He is an alumnus of the University of Illinois as well as the Chicago-Kent College of Law and practiced law at the firm Londrigan and Londrigan, in Springfield. He was married to Marilyn Brust and had five children.[2]
Londrigan was appointed to the Illinois House of Representatives on August 1, 1968, to fil the vacancy created by the resignation of Allan T. Lucas.[3] He served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1969 to 1976. He served the 51st district from 1969 to 1971 and the 50th from 1972 to 1976.[4]
In the 1976 general election, Londrigan defeated Republican candidate and former State Representative W. Joseph Gibbs to be elected Sangamon County Resident Judge after the retirement of William D. Conway.[5] The 50th District Legislative Committee appointed John R. Keith of Taylor Springs to fill the vacancy created when Londrigan resigned to become a judge.[6] He was appointed to serve as a justice for the fourth district of the Illinois Appellate Court for a term beginning June 1, 1981 and ending December 6, 1982 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James C. Craven.[7]
Jerry S. Rhodes succeeded Londrigan as a judge of the 7th Judicial Circuit.[8]