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Chantelle Porter will be the first Black woman on 18th Judicial Circuit

Chantelle Porter will be the first Black woman on 18th Judicial Circuit
Chantelle Porter will be the first Black woman on 18th Judicial Circuit 00:22

CHICAGO (CBS)-- History is being made in DuPage County. 

Starting Monday, Chantelle Proter will be the first Black woman to serve as a judge in the 18th Judicial Circuit.

The Illinois Supreme Court appointed Porter to the position to fill a vacancy.

Porter was a partner at A. Traub and Associates, practicing in all areas of family law. She says she's "honored to be a part of this historic moment" for Dupage County.

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