Transgender Judge Could Make History
By Marchae Grair
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/06/16/Transgender_Judge_Could_Make_History/A transgender woman running for superior court judge in Northern California will make history as the first trans trial court judge in the United States if she wins.
Victoria Kolakowski, running for Alameda County superior court judge, would also be the first openly LGBT superior court judge and first openly LGBT person elected in Alameda County, according tothe San Francisco Chronicle.
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Trans woman judge hopes to make US history
By Staff Writer,
PinkNews.co.uk • June 17, 2010 - 13:48
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2010/06/17/trans-woman-judge-hopes-to-make-us-history/A trans woman hopes to make history by becoming the first trans person to be elected as a trial court judge in the United States.
Victoria Kolakowski, 48, is the frontrunner candidate for superior court judge in Alameda County, California.
She has over 20 years of legal and judicial experience and currently serves as a judge for the California Public Utilities Commission.
