Chief Justice Thomas R. Fitzgerald stated "He has endeared himself to hundreds, if not thousands, of lawyers because of his integrity. He understood it wasn't only getting the story, it was getting it right." Retirement After retiring, Judge was a non-lawyer Hearing Board Officer for the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC), where he served as a trial judge in lawyer disciplinary cases. In April, 2012, the Illinois Supreme Court appointed Judge to serve as a Commissioner of the ARDC. Judge also served on the Illinois State Admissions Review Committee that was responsible for reviewing claims that some applicants to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign received special treatment. The blue ribbon panel's response to the University of Illinois clout scandal included recommendations of reforms to improve the fairness and transparency of the admissions process. Judge also become a first-time author in retirement. Along with Neal Samors, Judge co-authored Chicago's Lake Shore Drive: Urban America's Most Beautiful Roadway. Personal Judge was married to Kimbeth Wehrli Judge, and had three children. Death Judge died from pancreatic cancer at his Chicago home on June 14, 2019. Awards Chicago Journalism Hall of Fame Illinois Bar Foundation, 2006 Distinguished Award for Excellence Constitutional Rights Foundation of Chicago Bill of Rights in Action award (2001) Headline Club lifetime achievement award City Club of Chicago Excellence in Journalism award Illinois Press Association James C. Craven Freedom of the Press Award Fenwick High School Hall of Fame Fenwick Accipiter Award (first recipient, 1997) Board Memberships Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago Catholic Charities Illinois First Amendment Center (Chairman, 2008) Fenwick High School References 1940 births 2019 deaths American people of Irish descent Chicago Sun-Times people Chicago Tribune people Deaths from cancer in Illinois Deaths from pancreatic cancer Journalists from Illinois Writers from Oak Park, Illinois Military personnel from Illinois United States Army soldiers Writers from Chicago