LGBTQ Judges

Mary Rowland Confirmed as First LGBT Trump Judicial Appointee

POSTED ON August 22, 2019 In Appointments/Elections, LGBTQ Judges, News Archive

By Chris Johnson August 5, 2019 (Washington Blade) — With little fanfare, the U.S. Senate confirmed lesbian judicial nominee Mary Rowland to a seat on the federal bench in Illinois, marking the first confirmation to the judiciary of an out LGBT Trump nominee. The U.S. Senate confirmed...

Diversity Lacking Among Massachusetts Judges

POSTED ON August 22, 2019 In LGBTQ Judges, News Archive

By Anaridis Rodriguez July 22, 2019 (WBZ CBS Boston) – Is the Massachusetts criminal justice system failing communities of color? WBZ-TV is looking at the state’s courts, prosecutors and prisons in a series of special reports this week. Out of 82 seats in the Commonwealth’s Superior Court,...

India Ponders Openly Gay Judge

POSTED ON August 22, 2019 In Appointments/Elections, LGBTQ Judges, News Archive

By Ajmer Singh, ET Bureau July 24, 2018 (The Economic Times, New Delhi) — The Supreme Court may have decriminalized homosexuality, but its collegium is being extremely cautious in appointing a judge, who is gay, to the Delhi High Court. ET has learned that the SC collegium,...

Phyllis Frye: Grandmother of the Transgender Rights Movement

POSTED ON August 22, 2019 In LGBTQ Judges, News Archive

By Joe Forward July 17, 2019 (Inside Track) – Phyllis Frye fully transitioned from a man to a woman in 1976, living in Houston, when it was still illegal to cross-dress in public. Her community excluded and shunned her. But in 2010, she became the first...

PA’s Out Judge is Still ‘Honored to Be Your Honor’ Ahead of LGBTQ Judges’ Annual Meeting

POSTED ON August 5, 2019 In LGBTQ Judges, News Archive

by Michele Zipkin August 1, 2019 (Philadelphia Gay News) -- Judge Daniel Anders was the first openly gay man to run for office in Philadelphia and be elected as a judge in the state of Pennsylvania. Nominated in 2007 by Governor Ed Rendell and confirmed by the...

Deborah Batts Celebrates 25 Years on the Federal Bench

POSTED ON August 4, 2019 In LGBTQ Judges, News Archive

June 25, 2019 -- More than 100 judges, law clerks and attorneys gathered to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the confirmation of Judge Deborah Batts as the first out LGBT Article III federal judge. Chief Judge Robert Katzmann of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...

South African Justice Edwin Cameron to Step Down After 25 Years

POSTED ON August 4, 2019 In LGBTQ Judges, News Archive

June 27, 2019 (AllAfrica) -- Justice Edwin Cameron is expected to retire as a judge on August 20, the Constitutional Court announced on Twitter on Thursday. Cameron is expected to step down from the apex court on the 25th anniversary of his appointment as a...

Judge Thomas Chiola in Pride Month Feature

POSTED ON August 4, 2019 In LGBTQ Judges, News Archive

By Sloane Oxley-Hase June 17, 2019 (2Civility) -- In recognition of Pride month, the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism (Commission) featured biographies of LGBTQ+ legal professionals who have promoted a culture of civility and inclusion within the Illinois legal community. Thomas Chiola, 67, grew up in...

Six LGBTQ Judges Featured in New York’s 2019 Pride Power 100

POSTED ON August 4, 2019 In LGBTQ Judges, News Archive

June 2019 (City & State NY) -- June 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, a turning point in the fight for LGBTQ rights. Five decades later, the LGBTQ community has accomplished a great deal. Same-sex marriage is the law of the land....

Oregon Elevates Jodie Mooney to Court of Appeals

POSTED ON August 3, 2019 In Appointments/Elections, LGBTQ Judges, News Archive

By Chelsea Deffenbacher May 29, 2019 (The Register-Guard) -- Lane County Circuit Court Judge Josephine “Jodie” Mooney is packing up her office in downtown Eugene and preparing to head to the state capital next month. Mooney was appointed last week by Gov. Kate Brown as the newest...

LGBTQ Judges

Mary Rowland Confirmed as First LGBT Trump Judicial Appointee

Diversity Lacking Among Massachusetts Judges

India Ponders Openly Gay Judge

Phyllis Frye: Grandmother of the Transgender Rights Movement

PA’s Out Judge is Still ‘Honored to Be Your Honor’ Ahead of LGBTQ Judges’ Annual Meeting

Deborah Batts Celebrates 25 Years on the Federal Bench

South African Justice Edwin Cameron to Step Down After 25 Years

Judge Thomas Chiola in Pride Month Feature

Six LGBTQ Judges Featured in New York’s 2019 Pride Power 100

Oregon Elevates Jodie Mooney to Court of Appeals

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