From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Below is a list of the names of openly
LGBT persons who have served on the
highest court of a state or territory in the
United States .
The first state with an openly LGBT justice was
Oregon , where
Rives Kistler was named to the bench in 2003.
[1] The first
U.S. territory with an openly LGBT justice was
Guam , where
Benjamin Cruz was appointed in 1997.
[2] As of January 12, 2024
[update] , there are 11 openly LGBT state supreme court justices, serving in 10 states.
In U.S. states
Current
Former
In U.S. territories
See also
Other topics of interest
References
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^ Chereb, Sandra (March 9, 2017).
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^ Bolcer, Julie.
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^ La Corte, Rachel (April 13, 2020).
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^ Dolan, Maura (November 10, 2020).
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Los Angeles Times . Retrieved November 12, 2020 .
^ Clark, Dan (May 26, 2021).
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^ Bajko, Matthew (January 2, 2023).
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^ Goodnough, Abby (April 4, 2011).
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^ McKinley, James (June 21, 2017).
"First Openly Gay Judge Confirmed for New York's Highest Court" .
The New York Times . Retrieved June 21, 2017 .
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"Vt. gov.'s high court nominee pushed civil unions, marriage law" .
Worcester Telegram & Gazette . October 21, 2011.
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