4th District Admission Ceremony (Afternoon) – November 2025

On November 5, 2025, new attorneys were admitted to practice law in Illinois across all five judicial districts. Justice Lisa Holder White administered the oath to 64 new attorneys during two 4th Judicial District ceremonies at the Illinois Supreme Court Building, 200 East Capitol Avenue, in Springfield.

Illinois State Bar Association Board of Governors Member Gregory Moredock served as the speaker for the Fourth Judicial District ceremony.

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Justice Lisa Holder White

Keynote speaker Hon. Clarence Darrow, Chief Circuit Judge, 14th Judicial Circuit

Hon. John Lowry, Chief Circuit Judge, 17th Judicial Circuit, makes a motion to admit the class.

Carie Poirier, Esq. Assistant Public Defender, Winnebago County, seconds the motion.

Hon. John Lowry congratulates his daughter, Kathleen Lowry

Stephanie Villinski, Deputy Director of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism, addressed the newly sworn-in attorneys.

Stephanie Villinski, Deputy Director of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism, addressed the newly sworn-in attorneys.

Illinois State Bar Association Board of Governors Member Gregory Moredock served as a speaker for the 4th Judicial District ceremony.

Justice Lisa Holder White, new lawyer Kathleen Lowry, and her dad, Hon. John Lowry

Justice Lisa Holder White

Keynote speaker Hon. Clarence Darrow, Chief Circuit Judge, 14th Judicial Circuit

Hon. John Lowry, Chief Circuit Judge, 17th Judicial Circuit, makes a motion to admit the class.

Carie Poirier, Esq. Assistant Public Defender, Winnebago County, seconds the motion.

Hon. John Lowry congratulates his daughter, Kathleen Lowry

Stephanie Villinski, Deputy Director of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism, addressed the newly sworn-in attorneys.

Stephanie Villinski, Deputy Director of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism, addressed the newly sworn-in attorneys.

Illinois State Bar Association Board of Governors Member Gregory Moredock served as a speaker for the 4th Judicial District ceremony.

Justice Lisa Holder White, new lawyer Kathleen Lowry, and her dad, Hon. John Lowry

Posted on December 2, 2025 by Celeste Antoinette Niemann

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