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Bi Visibility Month Spotlight: Judge Mike Jacobs (GA)

POSTED ON September 13, 2020 In Member Spotlight

September is Bi Visibility Month and September 23 is Bi Visibility Day.  My name is Mike Jacobs.  I’m a trial judge on the State Court of DeKalb County, Georgia.  I’m bisexual and came out publicly in April 2018.  It’s been almost two and a half...

LGBTQ Lawyers and Judges Raise the Bar at 2019 Lavender Law

POSTED ON August 23, 2019 In Member Spotlight

By Michele Zipkin August 15, 2019 (Philadelphia Gay News) — In its highest attendance to date, the Lavender Law Conference took place in Philadelphia for the first time since 2002. Orchestrated by the LGBT Bar Association, the conference is a three-day series of panel discussions, networking events...

Diversity Lacking Among Massachusetts Judges

POSTED ON August 22, 2019 In LGBT Judges, Member Spotlight

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,...