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Indiana county swears in first Black judge in county history

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Richard E. Fields, first Black elected judicial official in the Southeast, dies at 103

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Criminal cases assigned to Philadelphia judge reassigned after misconduct claims

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Senate confirms first Black woman to conservative 5th Circuit Court

Judge Dana Douglas has made history as the first Black woman to serve on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. 
/ December 14, 2022

Rick Lawrence sworn in as first Black justice for Maine’s highest court

District Court Judge Rick Lawrence made history this week when he became the first Black justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. 
/ May 6, 2022
Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown

Gallery: Supreme Court nominee ignites pride, support among Black girls and women

Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson may become the first African American woman on the U.S. Supreme Court and other Black women are supporting her.
/ March 24, 2022
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Judge Vanessa Harris appointed by Louisiana Supreme Court as Judge Pro Tempore of Lafayette City Court, Division A

Vanessa Harris will replace suspended judge Michelle Odinet after a video of her using racial slurs went viral on social media.
/ December 19, 2021
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Mississippi judge says Trump attacks on courts akin to KKK tactics

“When lawmakers say ‘we should get rid of judges,’ you can hear segregationist Senators, writing bills to strip courts of their power,” U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves said.
/ April 13, 2019