Appointments/Elections

Transgender Judge Named for Assam, India Civil Court

POSTED ON October 22, 2018 In Appointments/Elections, LGBTQ Judges, Member Spotlight, Transgender Judges

August 16, 2018 (G Plus, Guwahati)—Appointed the first transgender judge of Assam and northeast India, and the third in India, Swati Bidhan Baruah hails from the state’s strong LGBTQ+ community. Born and brought up in Guwahati, Swati will work in a national Lok Adalat (civil court)...

California Judge Tara Flanagan Wins Re-election

POSTED ON June 19, 2018 In Appointments/Elections, LGBTQ Judges, Member Spotlight

June 6, 2018 (Bay Area Reporter) -- In Alameda County, California, lesbian Superior Court Judge Tara Flanagan has bested bisexual former public defender Karen Katz. According to unofficial returns, Flanagan received 64.37 percent of the vote to Katz's 34.77 percent. In a phone call with...

Judge Mary Rowland Nominated for Federal Court

POSTED ON June 19, 2018 In Appointments/Elections, LGBTQ Judges, Member Spotlight

June 7, 2018 (Huffington Post) -- President Donald Trump has announced his nomination of Mary Rowland to be a federal judge, making his first LGBTQ court pick since taking office. Rowland, an out lesbian, is his choice for a lifetime seat on the U.S. District Court for...

NY’s First Openly LGBTQ Presiding Justice ‘Proud’ of Distinction—but Not Defined by It

POSTED ON April 27, 2018 In Appointments/Elections, LGBTQ Judges, Member Spotlight

Justice Elizabeth Garry, a nine-year veteran of the Appellate Division, Third Department, who is known for her hard work, has more on her plate these days. Gov. Andrew Cuomo appointed her in January from among five candidates to serve as the sprawling 28-county’s presiding justice,...

Shusaku Tatara Reappointed as Judge in Japan

POSTED ON April 27, 2018 In Appointments/Elections, LGBTQ Judges, Member Spotlight

Shusaku Tatara returned to Japan in the Fall of 2017 after completing his studies at University of Pennsylvania Law School. Shu is one of two openly LGBT judges in Japan. He posted the following on Facebook: “I am pleased to officially announce that I was appointed as...

Master of the Rolls

POSTED ON May 27, 2016 In Appointments/Elections, LGBTQ Judges, Member Spotlight

May 26th, The Guardian reported that "Sir Terence Etherton, Britain’s first openly gay senior judge, has been appointed master of the rolls, making him head of the civil judiciary in England and Wales." The article continues, The 64-year-old lawyer’s promotion was confirmed by an announcement from Downing Street...

Kael Mckenzie, Canada’s First Transgender Judge

POSTED ON January 19, 2016 In Appointments/Elections, LGBTQ Judges, Member Spotlight, Transgender Judges

The Globe and Mail was among the media publishing information regarding the appointment of Kael McKenzie to the Provincial Court of Manitoba. It is there reported, Canada’s first transgender judge has been appointed to provincial court in Manitoba. Kael McKenzie, a Crown attorney from Winnipeg, was officially designated a judge on...

Judge Victoria Kolakowski, Association’s New President

POSTED ON August 8, 2015 In Appointments/Elections, Member Spotlight, Transgender Judges

Judge Victoria S. Kolakowski of the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda County, was elected to serve as President of the Association at our August 6th Annual Meeting. Formerly the Vice-President, Judge Kolakowski has the distinction of serving as the organization's first transgender President....

Pittman Nominated to Serve on United States District Court for Western District of Texas

POSTED ON July 2, 2014 In Appointments/Elections

On June 26, 2014, President Barack Obama nominated Robert Pitman to become an Associate Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. According to the White House press release, "Robert Lee Pitman has served as the United States Attorney for the...

Gayles and Yandle: Historic Confirmations to the Federal Bench

POSTED ON June 17, 2014 In Appointments/Elections

The United States Senate confirmed President Barack M. Obama’s appointment of Florida Judge Darrin P. Gayles (Eleventh Judicial Circuit) and Illinois Attorney Staci Michelle Yandle to the Federal Bench on Tuesday, June 17, 2014. As reported by the Huffington Post, Gayles will be the first openly...

Appointments/Elections

Transgender Judge Named for Assam, India Civil Court

California Judge Tara Flanagan Wins Re-election

Judge Mary Rowland Nominated for Federal Court

NY’s First Openly LGBTQ Presiding Justice ‘Proud’ of Distinction—but Not Defined by It

Shusaku Tatara Reappointed as Judge in Japan

Master of the Rolls

Kael Mckenzie, Canada’s First Transgender Judge

Judge Victoria Kolakowski, Association’s New President

Pittman Nominated to Serve on United States District Court for Western District of Texas

Gayles and Yandle: Historic Confirmations to the Federal Bench

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