Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Victoria Kolakowski makes history as the the 1st Transgendered Trial Judge.


Our fam in the Transgender community are rising up on the scene! Victoria Kolakowski made history as the the 1st Transgendered Trial Judge.
A 49-year-old California patent lawyer has been elected as the nation's first openly transgender trial judge.
Alameda County elections officials say Victoria Kolakowski beat prosecutor John Creighton 51 to 48 percent – a margin of nearly 10,000 votes – in the Nov. 2 election to fill the vacancy in California's Superior Court.
Kolakowski had been leading since election night, but outstanding absentee and provisional ballots made the race too close to call until Monday.

The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund has said she is the first openly transgender trial court judge in the country.
Kolakowski spent the past three years as an administrative law judge settling energy contract and environmental compliance disputes for the California Public Utilities Commission. 

Congrats to her!

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