Background
Tecson, Joseph A. was born on April 4, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Tecson, Joseph A. was born on April 4, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Ripon College (Bachelor of Arts, 1952). University of Wisconsin (Bachelor of Laws and Juris Doctor, 1954).
Worked at Chuhak & Tecson, Professional Corporation (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Hospital, Health Care, Corporate, Municipal and Governmental Law. Admitted to the bar, 1955, Illinois, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and United States.
Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
Author: "The Executive Article of the Illinois Constitution," Chicago Bar Record, 1970. "The Regional Transportation Authority in Illinois," Chicago Bar Record, 1975.
"Legal Services and the Poor in Urban America: The Delivery of Legal Aid in Cook County," Chicago Bar Record, 1977. Special Assistant Attorney General of Illinois, 1969-1973.
Delegate and Chairman, Executive Article Committee, Illinois Constitutional Convention, 1969-1970.
Special Counsel, Illinois Department of Insurance, 1969-1973. Member, Board of Directors, 1974-1976, Acting Chairman, 1974-1975, Member, Vice Chairman, Board of Directors, MacNeal Hospital, 1997. Regional Transportation Authority.
Commissioner: Cook County Board of Commissioners, 1976-1982.
Cook County Board of Forest Preserve Commissioners, 1976-1982. Member, Joint Committee to Govern Cook County Hospital, 1978-1982.
Special Counsel: Illinois Department of Professional Regulation, 1977-1990. Illinois Medical Disciplinary Board, 1979-1988.
Secretary, Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, 1982-1987.
Special Counsel: Illinois Department of Public Aid, 1982-1983. Illinois Department of Public Health, 1983-1984. Member, Cook County Zoning Board of Appeals, 1987-1993.
Member, Board of Trustees of Brookfield Zoo, 1991.
Board of Directors of Metra, 1995. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Member, The Illinois Redistricting Process Review Commission, 1992-1994. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations.
Trial Lawyers Club of Chicago.
American Academy of Hospital Attorneys.
Member, Board of Directors, 1974-1976, Acting Chairman, 1974-1975, Member, Vice Chairman, Board of Directors, MacNeal Hospital, 1997. Regional Transportation Authority. Commissioner: Cook County Board of Commissioners, 1976-1982.
Cook County Board of Forest Preserve Commissioners, 1976-1982.
Member, Joint Committee to Govern Cook County Hospital, 1978-1982. Special Counsel: Illinois Department of Professional Regulation, 1977-1990.
Illinois Medical Disciplinary Board, 1979-1988. Secretary, Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, 1982-1987.
Special Counsel: Illinois Department of Public Aid, 1982-1983.
Illinois Department of Public Health, 1983-1984. Member, Cook County Zoning Board of Appeals, 1987-1993. Member, Board of Trustees of Brookfield Zoo, 1991.
Board of Directors of Metra, 1995.
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member, The Illinois Redistricting Process Review Commission, 1992-1994.
Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Trial Lawyers Club of Chicago.
American Academy of Hospital Attorneys.