Thomas P. Sullivan (1929/30–May 18, 2021) was a prominent Illinois attorney known for his involvement in notable constitutional cases, investigations, and contributions to public policy and law.
[1] Sullivan was counsel on a case leading to a landmark 1968 U.S. Supreme Court decision, Witherspoon v. Illinois, prohibiting trial judges and prosecutors from using peremptory challenges to exclude potential jurors because of personal opposition to the death penalty.
In 1971, he won a case before the Illinois Supreme Court, People v. McCabe, which held that the state's statutory classification of marijuana as a "hard drug" was unconstitutional.
[5] In 2003, Sullivan received the American Bar Association's John Minor Wisdom Award for his contributions to public service and the community.
[8] Sullivan attended Loras College and Loyola University Chicago School of Law, receiving a J.D.