First Openly Gay Man Quietly Confirmed as US Judge

The US got its first openly gay male federal judge last night. J. Paul Oetken, a former lawyer for the Clinton administration, was confirmed by the Senate on an 80-13 vote and could take his Manhattan seat this week, the New York Times reports. “The old barriers that existed in…

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First Openly Gay Man Quietly Confirmed as US Judge

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