Paul E. Rink
Paul E. Rink was an American judge and politician.
Rink was born on a farm near Prophetstown, Illinois. He graduated from Erie High School in Erie, Illinois. He received his bachelor's degree from St. Ambrose University in 1938 and his law degree from DePaul University in 1941. He was admitted to he Illinois bar in 1941 and practiced law in Rock Island, Illinois. Rink served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1957 to 1969 and was a Republican. He then served as Illinois Circuit Court judge from 1969 to 1981. Rink died at his home in Rock Island, Illinois.
