Campaign website found for Judge Freddrenna M. Lyle

A campaign website has been set up for Judge Freddrenna M. Lyle, candidate for the Gordon vacancy on the Appellate Court. That's a link to the site in the preceding sentence; a link has been added to the list of Appellate Court candidates in the blog Sidebar.

A former 6th Ward Alderman, Judge Lyle was first appointed to the bench by the Illinois Supreme Court in late 2011. The Illinois Supreme Court appointed Judge Lyle to a 7th Subcircuit vacancy last November, as the original appointment was set to expire. According to the Circuit Court of Cook County website, Judge Lyle is assigned to the Traffic Section of the First Municipal; her campaign website notes that Judge Lyle is "[j]ointly assigned to the Traffic Section of the First Municipal District and the newly created Elder Law Division. Currently hearing traffic matters ranging from stop sign violations to misdemeanor traffic violations."

Judge Lyle was awarded a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1973; her law degree was received from John Marshall in 1980.