Background
Juergensmeyer, John Eli was born on May 14, 1934 in Stewardson, Illinois, United States. Son of Irvin Karl and Clara Augusta (Johannaber) Juergensmeyer.
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John Eli Juergensmeyer, American Personal injury (including property damage)
General practice
Municipal
lawyer Recipient Anti-Pollution Echo award Defenders of the Fox River, Incorporated., 1971, Certified Merit, Heart Fund, 1971, Outstanding Young Manitoba award Junior Chamber of Commerce, Elgin, 1967; Princeton University fellow, 1955-1956, Merrill Foundation fellow, 1956-1958.
Education
University of Illinois (Bachelor of Arts, with high honors, 1955. Juris Doctor, 1963); Princeton University (M South., 1957. Doctor of Philosophy, 1960).
Phi Beta Kappa.
Phi Alpha Delta. Professor of Constitutional Law and Political Science, Judson College, since 1963. Assistant Public Defender, Kane County, 1964-1967.
Assistant States Attorney, Kane County, 1977-1978. Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Illinois, 1979-1986.
Member, National Commission for Libraries and Information Sciences, 1981-1988.
Career
Worked at Juergensmeyer and Associates (Elgin, Illinois) specializing in Personal Injury, Local Government, Civil Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1963, Illinois. 1964, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and United States.
Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
1968, United States. Supreme Court. 1970, United States. Tax Court.
1975, United States. Court of Claims. Phi Beta Kappa.
Phi Alpha Delta. Professor of Constitutional Law and Political Science, Judson College, 1963.
Assistant Public Defender, Kane County, 1964-1967. Assistant States Attorney, Kane County, 1977-1978. Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Illinois, 1979-1986.
Commissioner, United States.
National Commission for Libraries and Information Sciences, 1981-1988. Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association, 1979.
Arbitrator: Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program. Kane County Mandatory Arbitration Program.
Member: Chicago, (Chairman, Local Government Committee, 1974-1975), Kane County (Chairman, Municipal Law Committee, 1994-1995), Northwest Suburban, Illinois State (Chairman, Local Government Section, 1975-1976), Federal and American Bar Associations.
Military: With United States Air Force Reserve, 1955-1958. United States Air Force Active Duty, 1958-1960.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman Hiawatha District Boy Scouts American. Vice president Elgin Family Service Association, 1967-1971, Elgin Sister City Communications, since 1990. Secretary Lloyd Morey Scholarship Fund, 1967-1973.
Commissioner Elgin Econ.Devel. Commission, 1971-1975. Chairman Kane County Republican Central Committee, 1978-1980.
Advisory board Illinois Youth Commission, 1964-1968. Board dirs Wesley Found of University Illinois, 1971-1975. President advisory board Elgin Salvation Army, 1973-1975.
Served to captain Intelligence Service, United States Air Force, 1958-1960. Member Association Trial Lawyers American, American Bar Association (local government law section special taxing districts committee since 1978), Illinois State Bar Association (chairman local government committee 1974-1975, editor local government law newsletter 1973-1974, member seminar in Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics 1979), Chicago Bar Association (chairman local government committee 1975-1976), Kane County Bar Association (chairman legislation committee 1974, chairman local government committee 1992-1993), 7th Circuit Bar Association (membership committee), American Arbitration Association (arbitrator), American Political Science Association (panel speaker 1960 convention, member Sfrican Politics seminar 1966), Federal Bar Association, Midwest Polit.Sci. Association, Illinois Political Science Association Northwest Suburban Bar Association Elgin Bar Association (chairman legal aid 1964-1967), Rotary (president 1977-1978, Paul Harris fellow), Junior Chamber of Commerce (legal counsel, board directors 1965-1971), Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Alpha Delta, Alpha Kappa Lambda.
Connections
Married Elizabeth Ann Bogart, September 10, 1963. Children: Margaret Ann, Frances Elizabeth.
Awards
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Recipient Anti-Pollution Echo award Defenders of the Fox River, Incorporated., 1971, Certified Merit, Heart Fund, 1971, Outstanding Young Manitoba award Junior Chamber of Commerce, Elgin, 1967. Princeton University fellow, 1955-1956, Merrill Foundation fellow, 1956-1958.Recipient Anti-Pollution Echo award Defenders of the Fox River, Incorporated., 1971, Certified Merit, Heart Fund, 1971, Outstanding Young Manitoba award Junior Chamber of Commerce, Elgin, 1967. Princeton University fellow, 1955-1956, Merrill Foundation fellow, 1956-1958.