Fourth District Appellate Court Justice Lisa Holder White will become the first Black female justice on the Illinois Supreme Court.
"When I think about that, what I reflect on is those who came before me who didn't have the same opportunities that I've had," Holder White said."Those who came before me when those doors were closed, and that door is now being opened."
Holder White, who was appointed in place of retiring Justice Rita Garman, has been the first in several roles in her career. She was the first Black judge in the Sixth Judicial Circuit when she was sworn in in 2001, and became the first Black justice in the Illinois Appellate Court, Fourth District in 2013.
She's taking on this new position right after the first Black woman was sworn in to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
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