Background
Fry, Rita Aliese was born on May 28, 1946 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of McKinley and Lucile (Hoskins) High.
Fry, Rita Aliese was born on May 28, 1946 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of McKinley and Lucile (Hoskins) High.
Bachelor, Loyola University, 1973; Juris Doctor, Northwestern University, 1979.
Assistant public defender, Office of Cook County Public Defender, Chicago, 1980-1986;
senior supervising attorney, City of Chicago Department Law, Illinois, 1986-1988;
1st assistant public defender, Office of Cook County Public Defender, Chicago, 1988-1992;
public defender of cook county, Office of Cook County Public Defender, since 1992. Member of advisory board BNA Criminal Practice Manual, 1993, MacArthur Justice Center, 1993. Member of advisory committee Northwestern University School Law of Short Courses, since 1993.
Board directors Public Interest Law Initiative. Board visitors Northern Illinois U. Law School, 1992-1994. Executive Committee Cook County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.
Member Circuit Court Liaison Committee, 1993. Member Illinois Supreme Court Subcommittee on the Selection and Administration of Juries, since 1993, United States SenateJud. Nominations Common for the State of Illinois, 1993.
Many others.
Member American Bar Association (county member section of criminal justice), American Management Association, Black Women Lawyers Association, Chicago Bar Association (board of managers 1992-1994), Chicago Conference Black Lawyers, Chicago Council Lawyers, Cook County Bar Association, Illinois Public Defenders Association (board directors), Illinois State Bar Association, National Association forCriminal Defense Lawyers, National Bar Association, National Lawyers Guild, National Legal Aid and Defenders Association, The Fellows of America Bar Foundation.
Married Adelbert Fry. 1 child, Vincent J.
