Joseph E. Daily

Joseph Earl Daily (January 27, 1888 – July 1, 1965) was an American jurist. Born in Manito, Illinois, Daily received his law degree from Yale Law School. Daily then practiced law in Peoria, Illinois 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 Illinois Supreme Court and was chief justice of the court. Daily died in a hospital in Chicago, Illinois following surgery. Notes 1888 births 1965 deaths People from Mason County, Illinois Lawyers from Peoria, Illinois Yale Law School alumni Illinois Republicans Illinois state court judges Chief Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court 20th-century American judges Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court