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Norma Jennings sworn in as New York State’s first Black LGBTQ+ Civil Court judge
The Honorable Judge Norma Jennings, New York State’s first Black and lesbian civil court judge, was sworn in on Jan. 30 in ...
Arizona’s governor appoints first Latina and Black justice to state Supreme Court
Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs has appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court. The state appellate judge from rural ...
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Honoring the legacy of a Black Milwaukee County judge who broke barriers in court system
ON FEBRUARY 8TH, 1980, GOVERNOR LEE DREYFUS APPOINTED HER DAD, JUDGE CLARENCE PARRISH, TO MILWAUKEE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT BRANCH 21. EXACTLY ONE YEAR LATER, PARRISH BECAME THE FIRST BLACK PERSON TO ...
Longest serving judge in Bexar County retires after 35 years
Judge Andrew Carruthers — the longest serving judge and the first criminal law magistrate in Bexar County — retires this week ...
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Gov. Katie Hobbs appoints Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court
Cruz is an appeals court judge. She's the first Latina and first Black Arizonan to serve on the Arizona Supreme Court. Cruz is the first appointee of a Democratic governor to the Arizona Supreme ...