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Charles E. Freeman

Born 12/12/1934

Judicial Career

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    11/6/1990 – 1/1/2013
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    1/1/1989 – 1/1/1989

Biography

Charles E. Freeman was an American attorney who served as a justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. He was elected to the position on November 6, 1990, becoming its first African-American justice. He served as chief justice from May 12, 1997, to January 1, 2000. He retired from the court on June 14, 2018.

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