First transgender US judge returns to LSU

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First transgender US judge returns to LSU

By Lauren Duhon, Contributing Writer | Published: Monday, October 24, 2011; Updated: Monday, October 24, 2011 22:10

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LAUREN DUHON / The Daily Reveille

Judge Victoria Kolakowski spoke to LSU Law students on Monday about her experience as a transgender student at the University and her rise in the California judiciary.



The first transgender judge in the United States, an LSU alumna, returned to campus Monday to share tales of her path to self-acceptance and judicial achievements.

Victoria Kolakowski, Alameda County Superior Court Judge, spoke to law students about finding her true identity and her rise in government.

Kolakowski underwent gender reassignment surgery in 1991. Prior to the surgery, she said she struggled with accepting her identity.