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Article posted: 12/29/2012 11:44 AM

Pioneer Hispanic federal judge from Elgin retires

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Judge Manuel Barbosa of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Illinois, retired Friday after 14 years on the bench.

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Federal bankruptcy Judge Manuel Barbosa, of Elgin, came to the U.S. with his migrant worker parents when he was 2 months old. He retired Friday.

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Bankruptcy is about real, human suffering, said Judge Manuel Barbosa of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Illinois. He retired Friday after 14 years on the bench.

PHOTO COURTESY MANUEL BARBOSA

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Federal Judge Manuel Barbosa likes to say that one of the best things that happened to him during his 14-year judgeship was getting to shake the hand that shook the hand of Abraham Lincoln. Barbosa, 65, of Elgin was the first Hispanic bankruptcy judge to serve in the Northern District of Illinois, retired Friday from his post in Rockford.
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    • Judge Manuel Barbosa of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Illinois, retired Friday after 14 years on the bench.
    • Federal bankruptcy Judge Manuel Barbosa, of Elgin, came to the U.S. with his migrant worker parents when he was 2 months old. He retired Friday.
    • Bankruptcy is about real, human suffering, said Judge Manuel Barbosa of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Illinois. He retired Friday after 14 years on the bench.
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