though, and soon went on to argue and win the case. He successfully argued before the Illinois Supreme Court again in 1984. Solfisburg died in April 1991 in Fort Myers, Florida. Roy currently has extended family living in southern Wisconsin and Illinois. External links Biography at the Illinois Court's website Motion Filed by Sherman Skolnick, June 11, 1969 Order Creating the Special Commission The Special Commission's Report References Kenneth A. Manaster, Illinois Justice: The Scandal of 1969 and the Rise of John Paul Stevens (University of Chicago Press, 2001) People from Aurora, Illinois 1912 births 1991 deaths Illinois state court judges Judges of the Illinois Appellate Court Chief Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court 20th-century American judges University of Illinois College of Law alumni Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court