Neil Hartigan
Neil Hartigan | |
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Hartigan c.1989 | |
| Judge of the Illinois Court of Claims | |
| In office May 2, 2013 – March 21, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Pat Quinn |
| Preceded by | Norma Jann |
| Succeeded by | Sonia Antolec |
| Judge of the Illinois First District Appellate Court | |
| In office December 2, 2002 – June 1, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Chapman Buckley |
| Succeeded by | P. Scott Neville Jr. |
| 38th Attorney General of Illinois | |
| In office January 12, 1983 – January 14, 1991 | |
| Governor | Jim Thompson |
| Preceded by | Ty Fahner |
| Succeeded by | Roland Burris |
| 40th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois | |
| In office January 8, 1973 – January 10, 1977 | |
| Governor | Dan Walker |
| Preceded by | Paul Simon |
| Succeeded by | Dave O'Neal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cornelius Francis Hartigan May 4, 1938 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Marge Dunne (died 2003) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Georgetown University (BS) Loyola University Chicago (JD) |
Cornelius Francis Hartigan (born May 4, 1938) is an American politician, lawyer, and judge who served as the 38th Attorney General of Illinois and the 40th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Born into a politically active Chicago family, Hartigan began his political career under Mayor Richard J. Daley. He was elected Lieutenant Governor of Illinois in 1972 alongside Dan Walker. Although he won renomination for a second term, Hartigan and Michael Howlett lost the 1976 election.
Hartigan went on to be elected attorney general in 1982 and was reelected in 1986. He was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Illinois in 1990, but he narrowly lost the race to Republican Jim Edgar. In 2002, Hartigan was elected to the Illinois Appellate Court and retired in 2004. He was later appointed to the Illinois Court of Claims and served from 2013 until 2019.