The Illinois Supreme Court will have its first Black female justice in July, when Judge Lisa Holder White takes over for retiring Justice Rita Garman.
Fourth District Appellate Justice Lisa Holder White has been appointed to the Illinois Supreme Court.
“In the past, many Blacks have not had the opportunities that I’ve had, the opportunity to get my education, to get a law degree, to work as an attorney, to serve as a judge,” Holder White, who was born and raised in Decatur, said in an interview.“I’m grateful. And this is important not just for the Black community but for the community as a whole,” she said. “It shows the importance and value of coming together and helping each other.
Holder White said, as a justice, she “didn’t really take a position” on Jackson’s nomination to the high court, but noted it was “historic” and an “exciting time for the country to see the progress made.” Garman, who first donned judicial robes in 1973 and is the state’s longest serving judge, was only the second woman appointed to the state’s highest court two decades ago and later was the second woman to serve as chief justice.
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