--- title: "Lisa Holder White | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lisa-holder-white" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-22" --- # Lisa Holder White Supreme Court of Illinois · Justice ## Profile - Court: Supreme Court of Illinois - State: Illinois - Role: Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-08-22 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Lisa Holder White is an African‐American lawyer and the first Black woman to serve on the Illinois Supreme Court, appointed in 2022 and re‐elected in 2024 - On May 10, 2022, she joined the Illinois Supreme Court to replace Justice Rita Garman, taking office July 8, 2022 - Fourth District Appellate Court Judge (2013–2022) — first African American on the Illinois Appellate Court - Circuit Judge, Sixth Judicial Circuit Court (2008–2013) - Associate Judge, Sixth Judicial Circuit Court (2001–2008) — first Black judge in the circuit - Private practice at Brinkoetter & White ### Education - University of Illinois College of Law in Urbana-Champaign — J.D. (1993) ### Additional information - Assistant Public Defender, litigating on behalf of those charged, criminal offenses and representing abused and neglected children - focusing on family and criminal law - She has taught at the Illinois Judicial Education Conference, served on the Illinois Judicial College board, and is active in multiple bar associations - Holder White has chaired the Illinois Supreme Court Judicial Conference Committee on Education and led the New Judge Seminar Workgroup. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### recording and broadcasting Scope: statewide Photography, broadcasting, and recording in an Illinois courtroom are permitted only under Supreme Court authority or Rule 44's stated exceptions; participants may not record a remote proceeding unless the court directs it or extended-media coverage is approved. Evidence excerpt: the taking of photographs in the courtroom during sessions of the court or recesses between proceedings and the broadcasting or televising of court proceedings are permitted only to the extent authorized by order of the Supreme Court [Illinois Supreme Court Rule 44, Photography and Video in the Courtroom](https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/8db700cb-c17a-421d-8fdc-95ad22b399c9/Rule%2044.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### official record Scope: statewide The official record may be taken stenographically or through a Supreme Court-approved electronic recording system, including approved videoconferencing services. Evidence excerpt: The record of court proceedings may be taken by stenographic means or by an electronic recording system, including video conferencing services, approved by the Supreme Court. [Illinois Supreme Court Rule 46, Official Record of Court Proceedings](https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/24ad75b6-a0a0-4a9f-b44e-1cf4daa67820/Rule%2046.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/meet-the-justices/) - [Official roster](https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/meet-the-justices/) - [Illinois Courts official judicial roster](https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/meet-the-justices/) - [Illinois Supreme Court Rule 44, Photography and Video in the Courtroom](https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/8db700cb-c17a-421d-8fdc-95ad22b399c9/Rule%2044.pdf) - [Illinois Supreme Court Rule 46, Official Record of Court Proceedings](https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/24ad75b6-a0a0-4a9f-b44e-1cf4daa67820/Rule%2046.pdf) - [Official biography source for Lisa Holder White](https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/justice/45/Lisa-Holder-White/justice/) - [Wikidata: Lisa Holder White](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112082213) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lisa-holder-white", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lisa-holder-white", "name": "Lisa Holder White | KnowJudges", "description": "Lisa Holder White, Supreme Court of Illinois. 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Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/8db700cb-c17a-421d-8fdc-95ad22b399c9/Rule%2044.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.