She was the nation’s first openly LGBTQ federal judge.
Judges
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The federal judge filed important desecration lawsuits as a NAACP lawyer.
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Served on the Supreme Court from 1975 until 2010…
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Known for a landmark ruling against Nixon’s Justice Department
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First black person elected to a Wisconsin statewide office…
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Ernest Finney (1931–2017), South Carolina’s first African-American chief justice
by Kirk FoxHe was a prominent civil rights attorney before becoming chief justice…
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The first female Muslim judge in the U.S.
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The People’s Court judge launched the courtroom-reality TV genre.
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From prankster to first in his class…
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Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justice.