Freddrenna Lyle

Freddrenna Margaret Lyle
Honorable Freddrenna M. Lyle, Circuit Court Judge
Judge of the First Municipal District of the State of Illinois' Circuit Court of Cook County [1]
In office December 16, 2011 – Incumbent
Constituency	First Municipal District of the State of Illinois
Member of the Chicago City Council from the 6th Ward
In office February 8, 1998 – April 5, 2011
Preceded by	John O. Steele
Succeeded by	Roderick T. Sawyer
Constituency	6th Ward
Vice Chairman of the Democratic Party of the County of Cook
Chairman of the Black Elected Officials of the State of Illinois
Personal details
Born	Chicago, Illinois
Residence	Chicago, Illinois United States
Alma mater	University of Illinois at Chicago, Bachelor’s Degree, John Marshall Law School, Juris Doctor, 1980
Profession	Lawyer
Website	6thWardAlderman.com

Freddrenna Margaret Lyle serves as Judge of the First Municipal District of State of Illinois' Circuit Court of Cook County. Appointed on December 16, 2011 by all seven Illinois Supreme Court Justices. She served as alderman of the 6th Ward of the City of Chicago for 13 years. She was appointed to the office by Mayor Daley in 1998 to fill the unexpired term of John O. Steele, now a Justice of the Illinois Appellate Court.

Lyle has lived in the Park Manor, Chicago neighborhood for more than 45 years. She attended Park Manor Elementary School and South Shore High School. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago and her law degree from John Marshall Law School. Before her appointment, Lyle was an attorney in private practice.

Lyle was President of the Cook County Bar Association, board member of the National Bar Association, member of the Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness, and co-chair of the Lawyer’s Committee for Harold Washington. She also served on Governor Blagojevich’s transition team. She is currently a member of Park Manor Neighbors, Chatham Avalon Park Community Council, NAACP, and Rainbow/PUSH. She is currently the Vice Chair of the Cook County Democratic Party and Chairman of the Black Elected Officials of Illinois.

Lyle was appointed alderman by Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley on February 8, 1998 to fill the unexpired term of John O. Steele. She was reelected for a full term in 1999, 2003 and 2007 and also elected as the Democratic committeeman in 2006.

Lyle serves on five committees: Budget; Finance; Parks and Recreation; License and Consumer Protection; Traffic and Public Safety; and Rules and Ethics.

Lyle continues to reside in Park Manor.