Joseph Earl Daily (January 27, 1888 – July 1, 1965) was an American jurist. Born in Manito, Illinois, Daily received his law degree from

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. Daily then practiced law in

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in 1909. In 1911, Daily was elected Peoria city attorney and was a Republican. From 1926 to 1948, Daily served as Illinois circuit court judge. From 1948 until his death in 1965, Daily served on the

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and was chief justice of the court. Daily died in a hospital in

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following surgery.'Illinois Justice Dies,' Racine Journal Times, July 2, 1965, pg. 2A

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