Mary Carolyn Morgan is a judge of the
San Francisco County Superior Court
The Superior Court of California of the County of San Francisco is the state superior court with jurisdiction over the City and County of San Francisco.
History
In 1976 the Court helped to create the San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project, a ...
and former judge of the San Francisco Municipal Court. She was the first
openly lesbian judge appointed in the United States.
[Jim Schroeder, ''Twenty-five years of courtroom trauma'' '' The Advocate'' (August 23, 1994).]
Early life and education
Morgan received a
B.A.
Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four yea ...
from
Smith College in 1967 and a
J.D. from
New York University School of Law
New York University School of Law (NYU Law) is the law school of New York University, a private research university in New York City. Established in 1835, it is the oldest law school in New York City and the oldest surviving law school in N ...
in 1972.
[State’s First Lesbian Judge to Return to Bench Following Davis Appointment]
''Metropolitan News-Enterprise'' (April 4, 2003).
Career
From 1981 to 1993, Morgan served on the San Francisco Municipal Court.
[ On April 3, 2003, ]Governor
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...
Gray Davis appointed Morgan to the San Francisco County Superior Court
The Superior Court of California of the County of San Francisco is the state superior court with jurisdiction over the City and County of San Francisco.
History
In 1976 the Court helped to create the San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project, a ...
.[
]
Personal
At the time of her appointment to the San Francisco County Superior Court, Morgan's partner was Roberta Achtenberg
Roberta Achtenberg (born July 20, 1950) is an American attorney who served as a commissioner on the United States Commission on Civil Rights. She was previously assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, becoming ...
, who served as Assistant Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development during the Clinton Administration.[ Senator Jesse Helms, who had referred to Achtenberg as "that damn lesbian", had held up Achtenberg's nomination and was particularly outraged at discovering that Achtenberg and Morgan had kissed during a ]gay pride parade
A pride parade (also known as pride march, pride event, or pride festival) is an outdoor event celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) social and self-acceptance, achievements, legal rights, and pride. The events ...
.
See also
* List of first women lawyers and judges in California
* List of first women lawyers and judges in the United States
This list of the first women lawyers and judges in each state of the United States includes the years in which the women were admitted to practice law. Also included are women of other distinctions, such as the first in their states to get law de ...
* List of LGBT jurists in the United States
This is a list of openly LGBT Americans who are or were judges, magistrate judges, court commissioners, or administrative law judges in the United States and its federal district and territories. If known, it will be listed if a judge has serve ...
References
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Living people
Smith College alumni
New York University School of Law alumni
LGBT appointed officials in the United States
LGBT judges
American women judges
California state court judges
People from the San Francisco Bay Area
Law in the San Francisco Bay Area
Year of birth missing (living people)