Just Call Victoria Kolakowski "Your Honor"
by: Autumn Sandeen
Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 14:00:00 PM EDT
http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/17882/just-call-victoria-kolakowski-your-honorThe first transgender-identified judge in the nation was elected into office last night. Her name is Victoria Kolakowski. From the Oakland Tribune's Kolakowski wins race for Alameda County Superior Court judge
OAKLAND -- Alameda County has become home to the first transgender trial judge in the country as Victoria Kolakowski won the race to fill an empty seat on the county's Superior Court bench.
With 100 percent of precincts reporting results, Kolakowski held 50.2 percent of the vote against Deputy District Attorney John Creighton, who had 48.7 percent.
