Illinois high court session to be first for Holder White; new chief justice will be chosen- Grace Barbicgbarbic@lawbulletinmedia.comThe Illinois Supreme Court will hear a duty to defend case in an apartment fire and a FOIA case involving the Chicago Sun-Times in its September term, which also marks the first session to include Justice Lisa.
Lisa Holder White was sworn in Thursday as the first Black woman to serve on the Illinois Supreme Court. Holder White, who previously served on the 4th District Court of Appeals, was chosen to succeed one of her mentors in the legal profession, retiring Justice Rita B. Garman