1st Black Circuit Court Judge Appointed In DuPage County
Chantelle Porter was appointed in December to serve as a circuit judge for the 18th Judicial Circuit in DuPage County. (via 18th Judicial Circuit)D...
Chantelle Porter was appointed in December to serve as a circuit judge for the 18th Judicial Circuit in DuPage County. (via 18th Judicial Circuit)DUPAGE COUNTY, IL — Judge Chantelle Porter made history as the first Black circuit court judge to serve in DuPage County when she was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to serve on the on the 18th Judicial Court, according to a news release. Porter replaces Liam Brennan, who elected to the Third District Appellate Court. A 2006 graduate of DePaul University's College of Law, Porter has most recently worked as a family law attorney with A.