Sonni Choi Williams says if she’s elected to the 3rd District Appellate Court, she’ll be the first Asian American on an appellate court in Illinois. She says it’s important for the judiciary to look like the rest of the people. Williams says she went into law, because when her parents needed a business lawyer, they couldn’t find any who were Asian.
Audio PlayerWilliams is the city attorney for Lockport and worked as a lawyer for the city of Peoria. She’s one of two candidates asking for the Democratic nomination in the newly redrawn 3rd appellate court district.
An interview with Sonni Choi Williams is here: