An Interview with C. Brett Bode Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission
An Interview with C. Brett Bode Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission C. Brett Bode was in private practice and was an assistant city attorney for East Peoria, from 1968-70, and then was a public defender in Tazewell County from 1970-72 while also maintaining a private practice. In 1972 he was elected State’s Attorney of Tazewell County and served in that position until 1976, when he returned to private practice. Bode also served as a public defender in Tazewell County after he was State’s Attorney from 1976-82. He became an Associate Judge in the Tenth Judicial Circuit in 1982 and served in that position until his retirement in 1999. Interview Dates: April 2nd, 2015; October 23rd, 2015; and December 15th, 2015 Interview Location: Judge Bode’s home, Pekin, Illinois Interview Format: Video Interviewer: Justin Law, Oral Historian, Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission Technical Assistance: Matt Burns, Director of Administration, Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission Transcription: Interviews One and Two: Benjamin Belzer, Research Associate/Collections Manager, Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission Interview Three: Audio Transcription Center, Boston Massachusetts Editing: Justin Law, and Judge Bode Total pages: Interview One, 65; Interview Two, 57; Interview Three, 60 Total time: Interview One, 02:49:07; Interview Two, 02:26:37; Interview Three, 02:48:38 1 Abstract C. Brett Bode Biographical: Carlton Brett Bode was born in Evanston, Illinois on July 9th, 1939, and spent his early life in Irving Park, Illinois and teenage years in Fox River Grove, Illinois. Graduating from Crystal Lake High School in 1957 he joined the Marine Corps and became a helicopter pilot.
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