The United States Senate this week confirmed the first openly gay African American male judge and the second African American lesbian to the federal bench. Read More
Gayles, Yandle confirmed to the federal bench
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Judge makes history when she overturns Va. same-sex marriage ban
On Thursday Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia made history when she overturned the state of Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage. It was a landmark decision which was much heralded as it marked the first time a same-sex marriage ban imposed by a Southern state had been overturned. Read More
Texas Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson stepping down
Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson of The Supreme Court of Texas has announced his resignation from the court effective October 1. Read More
DC’s Chief Judges to Host Twitter Chat
DC Court of Appeals Chief Judge Eric Washington and DC Superior Court Chief Judge Lee Satterfield will be answering questions from the public through the court’s Twitter account. Read More
Oklahoma’s first black Chief Justice sworn in
Judge Cheri Beasley appointed to the N.C. Supreme Court
North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue has announced the appointment of Judge Cheri Beasely to the North Carolina Supreme Court, replacing retiring justice Patricia Timmons-Goodson. Read More
Friday Early Morning Reads
Here’s a list of some stories we bookmarked and we felt worth giving a read early this A.M. Read More
First African-American woman to sit on N.C.’s Supreme Court resigns
The first African-American woman to serve on North Carolina’s Supreme Court Patricia Timmons-Goodson will step down in December. Justice Timmons-Goodson sent her letter of resignation to North Carolina’s Governor last week. In her letter she … Read More