HomeMy WebLinkAboutRecognizing & Honoring Former Probate Judge Peter J NemethRESOLUTION
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Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
April 22,
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RESOLUTION NO. H 2 �_V — 13
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA RECOGNIZING AND HONORING FORMER
COUNCIL MEMBER, MAYOR AND PROBATE JUDGE
PETER J. NEMETH
the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, acknowledges that Peter J.
Nemeth attended St. Patricks' Grade School, graduated from St. Joseph High School, pursued his
undergraduate degree at the University of Arizona, & his law degree at Columbia Law School; and
zPxes, Peter J. Nemeth served on the South Bend Common Council for a four (4) year term,
and from 1972 through 1974 he served as Council President; and
at the age of 33, Peter J. Nemeth was elected Mayor of the City of South Bend and
served from 1976 to 1980, a time when the Century Center and the 0 Source Bank/Marriott Hotel
complex were being developed and constructed, and when a significant expansion and major upgrades
were made to South Bend's Potawatomi Zoo; and
(Alm, w,s, known as a hard - working practicing attorney and former Deputy Prosecutor, in 1993,
Peter J. Nemeth was appointed by Governor Evan Bayh to serve as the Judge of the St. Joseph County
Probate Court where he served with distinction until his retirement at the end of 2012; and
(W4,'Z)rz4, Judge Nemeth played a key and instrumental role in developing the Thomas N.
Frederick Juvenile Justice Center which opened in 1997, which continues today to provide St. Joseph
County with a variety of options in dealing with truancy and juvenile crime; and
the Common Council notes that Peter J. Nemeth exemplifies the many qualities of a
caring public servant in each of the many roles in which he faithfully served the public.
9aa, 3/Ki0m Go&xertVzw , by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows:
Section I. On behalf of the citizens of South Bend, Indiana, the Common Council is proud to
publicly recognize, honor and congratulate Peter J. Nemeth for his dedication and service to the public
as a South Bend Common Council Member, as the Mayor of the City of South Bend, and as the Judge
of the St. Joseph County Probate Court.
Section II. The Council wishes Judge Nemeth, his wife Carol, their five children & thirteen
grandchildren the very best in the years ahead; sincerely thanks him for jobs well done; and hopes that
some day soon we will have the pleasure of hearing him play with the South Bend Symphony.
Section III . This Resolution shall be in full force and t om after its adoption by the
a roval by the Mayor.
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Valerie Sche , 3ra District ( I
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2id A. Varner, 5 th District
John Voorde, City Clerk
Derek D. Dieter, President & At Large
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GaviiFerlic, At Large M er
lame L. White, Com of Whole Chair
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Kathleen Cekanski - Farrand, Council Att'y
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Pete Buttigieg, Mayor of South Bend