Thomas E. Kluczynski

{{Short description|American judge}}

{{Infobox judge

| name = Thomas E. Kluczynski

| image = Judge Thomas E. Kluczynski.png

| alt =

| caption =

| office = Justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois

| term_start = 1966

| term_end = 1976

| office2 = First District Illinois Appellate Court

| term_start2 = 1963

| term_end2 = 1966

| office3 = Circuit Court of Cook County

| term_start3 = 1950

| term_end3 = 1963

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1903|09|29}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1994|05|16|1903|09|29}}

| death_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

| relatives = John C. Kluczynski (brother){{cite web |title=Kluczynski, Thomas 1966-1976 1978-1980 |url=https://www.illinoiscourthistory.org/resources/1b123533-8879-43b3-bc7e-90c723e594bc/bio_kluczynski.pdf |website=illinoiscourthistory.org |access-date=17 January 2022}}

| alma_mater = University of Chicago Law School

}}

Thomas E. Kluczynski (September 29, 1903 – May 16, 1994) was an American jurist.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Kluczynski received his LL.B. degree from the University of Chicago Law School in 1927.{{cite web |title=Thomas E. Kluczynski - Previous Illinois Supreme Court Justice |url=http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/SupremeCourt/JusticeArchive/Bio_Kluczynski.asp |website=Illinois Courts |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024015657/http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/SupremeCourt/JusticeArchive/Bio_Kluczynski.asp |archive-date=24 October 2016}} He then practiced law until 1945, when he was appointed a commissioner of the Illinois Industrial Commission. In 1950, Governor Adlai Stevenson appointed Klucyznski to circuit court. In 1962, Kluczynski was appointed to the Illinois Appellate Court. From 1966 to 1976 and from 1978 to 1980, Kluczynski served on the Supreme Court of Illinois. Kluczynski died in Chicago, Illinois.{{cite news |last=Heise |first=Kenan |title=Veteran Justice Thomas E. Kluczynski |work=Chicago Tribune |date=18 May 1994}}