Lisa Holder White, First Black Woman on Illinois Supreme Court, Reflects on Historic Nature of Appointment

The state’s highest court will soon have its first Black woman justice as Fourth District Appellate Court Judge Lisa Holder White is set to replace Justice Rita Garman, who’s retiring this summer.

Holder White will be sworn-in around the same time as soon-to-be U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. While reflecting on the historic nature of her appointment and Jackson’s confirmation, Holder White said we’re making progress in diversifying positions of authority. Holder White declined to weigh in on one of the biggest cases the Illinois Supreme Court is hearing right now, Green v. the Chicago Police Department.

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