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’s term begins in July.
White may have struggled to find people who looked like her as she rose in her career path. Thanks to her ongoing success, that task will be a bit easier
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) The Illinois Supreme Court has appointed its first Black woman justice to replace the retiring Justice Rita Garman. Justice Lisa Holder
The Illinois Supreme Court has appointed Fourth District Appellate Justice Lisa Holder White to fill the seat of Justice Rita Garman, who announced on Monday that she would retire.