LGBTQ Judges

Judge John G. Dalton Honored by Open Door Health Center

POSTED ON August 3, 2019 In LGBTQ Judges, News Archive

May 1, 2019 (Daily Herald) Judge John G. Dalton was honored on May 4, 2019 by the Open Door Health Center of Illinois during its 18th annual All Things Chocolate Gala. An ardent community advocate, Judge Dalton has been recognized on local and state levels. "It is...

Judge Paula Hepner Honored

POSTED ON August 3, 2019 In LGBTQ Judges, News Archive

May 22, 2019 Retired New York Family Court Judge Paula Hepner has received the New York City Bar Association's prestigious Kathryn A. McDonald Award for excellence in service to the Family Court. McDonald, for whom the award is named, was Administrative Judge of the New York City...

Marcy Kahn, First Openly Lesbian Judge in NYC Criminal Court, to Retire

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

March 18, 2019 (New York Law Journal) By Susan DeSantis Marcy Kahn, who has been a prosecutor, a law firm partner, a criminal judge and an appellate justice over a 30-year career, will retire from the First Department in September to become an advocate on climate change,...

Justice Michael Kirby Weds 50 Years After That Summer of ’69

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

February 11, 2019 (Sydney Morning Herald) By Helen Pitt Fifty Februaries ago, former High Court Justice Michael Kirby met a dashing Dutchman called Johan van Vloten on a hot summer’s night at the Bottoms Up bar of the old Rex Hotel in Kings Cross. On Monday night, half...

Judge G. Helen Whitener Honored as 2019 Woman of the Year

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

March 27, 2019 Judge G. Helen Whitener has been honored by the Seattle University School of Law with its 2019 Woman of the Year Award. The Woman of the Year award recognizes an accomplished leader who is committed to women’s issues, and is a role model...

Judge Halee Weinstein Offers Veterans a Helping Hand

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

January 23, 2019 (Baltimore Jewish Times) By Susan C. Ingram On a recent Tuesday, a large courtroom at the Eastside District Court at North Avenue and Harford Road was busy with veterans, mentors and representatives from organizations such as the Red Cross and United Way—as well as...

Shane Vannatta Joins District Court in Missoula, Montana

POSTED ON June 4, 2019 In Appointments/Elections, LGBTQ Judges, News Archive

February 22, 2019 (Missoulian) By Seaborn Larson Shane Vannatta's swearing in as the newest Fourth Judicial District Judge on Friday made history in more ways than one. He will be the first to hold the newly-created seat on the District Judge bench. He will be the state's 49th...

‘Scared as Hell’: This Judge’s Father Told Him No One Would Hire a Gay Lawyer

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

February 20, 2019 By Robert Storace Connecticut Supreme Court Associate Justice Andrew McDonald discusses evolving public attitudes toward gay attorneys and judges. As a young man, Andrew McDonald‘s father gave him a warning: No client would want to work with a homosexual lawyer. His father was wrong. Not only...

Jake Cunningham Elected Oakland County Circuit Court Judge

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

January 2, 2019 (PrideSource.com) By Eve Kucharski Newly-elected Judge Jake Cunningham has taken his seat on the Oakland County, Michigan Circuit Court bench. A graduate of the Western Michigan University Law School, Cunningham has spent the past three-and-a-half years serving as a judicial staff attorney under Oakland County...

John Arrowood Elected as First LGBTQ+ Statewide Politician in the South

POSTED ON March 8, 2019 In Appointments/Elections, LGBTQ Judges, News Archive

November 14, 2018 (The Daily Tar Heel) By Georgia Wieland-Stanford John Arrowood made history during the midterm election last week when he became the first LGBTQ candidate elected to statewide office in the South. Arrowood was appointed to the N.C. Court of Appeals in 2017 to fill a...

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