THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO SIT ON THE ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT WAS SWORN IN THURSDAY.
AFTER TAKING THE OATH AT THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM IN SPRINGFIELD, NEW JUSTICE LISA HOLDER-WHITE SPOKE ABOUT THE HISTORIC MOMENT.
HOLDER-WHITE REPLACES RETIRING JUSTICE RITA GARMAN. WHITE’S APPOINTMENT EXPIRES AT THE END OF NEXT YEAR WHEN THE SEAT WILL BE FILLED BY THE WINNER OF THE 2024 GENERAL ELECTION.
