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| Barbara Lenk, 60, will become Massachusetts first openly lesbian Supreme Court Justice |
“I am honored to nominate Justice Lenk to the supreme judical court,” said Patrick. “She is a brilliant and thoughtful jurist, with a deep sense of justice. Justice Lenk will continue to make extraordinary contributions to the commonwealth and our judical system as a member of the highest court.”With this latest appointment, Gov. Patrick will have appointed a majority of the justices of his state's highest court. Interestingly, the number of openly gay State Supreme Court justices has taken a dramatic increase lately, with courts in Colorado, Hawaii and now Massachusetts all getting openly lesbian appointees. California currently has an open position on its highest court. There have been calls on Governor Brown to appoint an openly gay Justice.
Surely one of these openly gay state supreme court justices will be prime for a federal appellate position within the next 5-10 years?
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