Installation of ISBA President Sonni Choi Williams

Sonni Choi Williams was installed as president of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at the Illinois Suprme Court building, 200 E. Capitol Avenue, in Springfield. President Williams is the 148th president of the ISBA and is making history as the sixth woman, first woman of color, and first Korean American to lead the Association.

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Sonni Choi Williams takes the oath, administered by Justice Mary K. O'Brien, as the 148th ISBA President.

Sonni Choi Williams takes the oath, administered by Justice Mary K. O'Brien, as the 148th ISBA President.

Sonni Choi Williams takes the oath, administered by Justice Mary K. O'Brien, as the 148th ISBA President.

Sonni Choi Williams and Justice Mark K. O'Brien embrace following Williams taking the oath.

President Sonni Choi Williams makes remarks after being sworn into office.

Left to right: Justice David K. Overstreet, Justice Lisa Holder White, ISBA President Sonni Choi Williams, Justice Mary K. O'Brien, and Justice Elizabeth M. Rochford

President Williams with her mother and sister outside the Illinois Supreme Court building in Springfield.

Posted on May 30, 2024 by Celeste Antoinette Niemann

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