List of LGBT state supreme court justices

Below is a list of the names of the LGBT persons who have served on the highest court of a state or territory in the United States.

The first state with a LGBT justice was Oregon, where Rives Kistler was named to the bench in 2003.[1] The first U.S. territory with a LGBT justice was Guam, where Benjamin Cruz was appointed in 1997.[2] There are currently twelve LGBT state supreme court justices, serving in eleven states.

In U.S. states
OrderStateJusticeRefService as JusticeAs Chief Justice
1OregonRives Kistler[1]2003–2018
2OregonVirginia Linder[3]2007–2016
3ColoradoMonica Márquez[4]2010–present
4HawaiiSabrina McKenna[5]2011–present
5MassachusettsBarbara Lenk[6]2011–2020
6VermontBeth Robinson[7]2011–present
7ConnecticutAndrew J. McDonald[8]2013–present
8WashingtonMary Yu[9]2014–present
9OregonLynn Nakamoto[10]2016–present
10MinnesotaMargaret Chutich[11]2016–present
11NevadaLidia Stiglich[12]2016–present
12MassachusettsElspeth B. Cypher[13]2017–present
13New YorkPaul Feinman[14]2017–present
14WashingtonG. Helen Whitener[15]2020–present
15CaliforniaMartin Jenkins[16]2020–present

In U.S. territories
OrderTerritoryJusticeRefService as JusticeAs Chief Justice
1GuamBenjamin Cruz[2]1997–20011999–2001
2Puerto RicoMaite Oronoz Rodríguez[17]2014–present2016–present

See also

References
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  10. Gay & Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest (GLAPN). "Openly LGBT elected in Oregon".
  11. Bakst, Brian (January 22, 2016). "Dayton MN Supreme Court pick is court's first openly gay justice". MPR News. Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  12. Chereb, Sandra (March 9, 2017). "New Nevada Supreme Court justice has 'pursuit of justice' in her heart". Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  13. "Newly Confirmed SJC Justice Cypher '80 to Speak at Emerson". Emerson News & Events. Emerson College. March 15, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  14. McKinley, James (June 21, 2017). "First Openly Gay Judge Confirmed for New York's Highest Court". The New York Times. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  15. La Corte, Rachel (13 April 2020). "Judge G. Helen Whitener appointed to state Supreme Court". Seattle Times. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  16. Dolan, Maura (10 November 2020). "First openly gay justice confirmed to serve on the California Supreme Court". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  17. "Puerto Rico appoints first openly gay chief justice". Sun-Times National. 23 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
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