Amid all the business going on in Springfield this week, history was happening on the Illinois Supreme Court. For the first time, the majority of the state s high court are women, by a 5-2 count. And there are three Black justices on the court for the first time.
Despite a growth in population size, the Latino community is underrepresented in politics, with less than 2% of Latinos in elected positions nationwide.
Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick, co-chair of Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Appeals & Legal Issues Group, was honored by Crain’s New York Business on its “Notable 2022 Hispanic Leaders” list. Honorees are selected for their professional accomplishments and their records of powering change.