July 13, 2022
Justice Mary Jane Theis, left, administers the oath of office to Lisa Holder White, making her the first Black Woman to serve on the Illinois Supreme Court. Holder White’s husband James White holds a Bible while the son Brett White looks on. CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS PHOTO PETER HANCOCK
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HOLDER WHITE SWORN IN AS FIRST BLACK WOMAN ON STATE SUPREME COURT
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, who broke many barriers herself as a woman in what was then a male-dominated profession.