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‘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...

New York Association of Lesbian and Gay Judges Holds Annual Dinner

POSTED ON June 4, 2019 In News Archive

January 17, 2019 The New York Association of Lesbian and Gay Judges held its annual dinner on January 17th at the Trinity Place Restaurant in lower Manhattan. Co-sponsored by the Richard C. Failla LGBTQ Commission of the New York State Courts, the dinner drew more than 50...

Washington State Judge Helen Whitener is Honored

POSTED ON June 4, 2019 In News Archive

February 2, 2019 Judge G. Helen Whitener has received the Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association’s Diversity Award. The award recognizes her dedicated commitment to enhancing and promoting diversity within the legal profession and the Pierce County community. Also in February 2019, Judge Whitener was the keynote speaker for...

Gov. Jerry Brown’s Legacy: Diversifying the Judicial Bench

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

January 3, 2019 (San Francisco Chronicle) By Bob Egelko Outgoing California Governor Jerry Brown swore in his last appointee to the state Supreme Court, former legal adviser Joshua Groban, and wrapped up eight years of judicial appointments Thursday, the most diverse in California history. Of the 644 judges...

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...

News Archive

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

New York Association of Lesbian and Gay Judges Holds Annual Dinner

Washington State Judge Helen Whitener is Honored

Gov. Jerry Brown’s Legacy: Diversifying the Judicial Bench

Jake Cunningham Elected Oakland County Circuit Court Judge

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

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