Kent Slater (born November 25, 1945) is a former American judge and politician. Born in

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, Slater served in the

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from 1969 to 1971 and was stationed in

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. He received his bachelor's degree in agriculture from the

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and then received his J.D. degree from John Marshall Law School. He then practiced law in

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. From 1985 to 1988, Slater served in the

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and was a Republican. In 1988, Slater chose to run for a judgeship on the

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in the Ninth Circuit. Slater won. For the Illinois House seat, Democratic candidate

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defeated former Senator Ken McMillan by approximately 2,000 votes. Slater resigned to take his judgeship and was succeeded by Leroy A. Ufkes for the period between Slater's resignation and Edley's inauguration. From 1988 to 1990, Slater served as a judge from the Ninth Circuit. The Ninth Circuit is composed of Knox,

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, and Fulton counties. Then, from 1990 until 2006, Slater served on the

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from the Third District. At the end of his tenure, he was the Presiding Judge for the Third District. On October 28, 2019, Governor

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appointed Slater to the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board for a term starting August 5, 2019 and ending July 1, 2020. The Board, through its certificate of need program aimed at containing health care costs, approves or disapproves applicationsfor construction or expansion of health care facilities to avoid unnecessary duplication of such facilities and promotes development of facilities in areas where needed. On February 22, 2022, Pritzker appointed Stacy Grundy to succeed Kent Slater. She was confirmed February 22, 2022.

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1945 births Living people People from Macomb, Illinois People from Hampton, Iowa Military personnel from Illinois University of Illinois alumni University of Illinois Chicago School of Law alumni Illinois state court judges Judges of the Illinois Appellate Court Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives 20th-century members of the Illinois General Assembly {{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-Republican-stub