Charles E. Freeman (December 12, 1933 – March 2, 2020)[1] was an American attorney who served as a justice of the Illinois Supreme Court.

In September 1973 Governor Dan Walker named Freeman to the Illinois Commerce Commission, a rate regulatory agency with power over telephone, electricity and gas companies.

He served ten years on the court and swore in Harold Washington, a personal friend, as Mayor of Chicago.

Freeman was a member of several bar associations and professional judiciary societies, and has won a number of awards throughout his career.

[citation needed] From his re-election in 2002, Freeman ranked as the senior member of the Illinois Supreme Court until his retirement in 2018.