Benchmark appointments.Two lawyers who have argued for gay causes in the courts are now looking at justice from the other side of the bench--as judges. Mary Celeste Mary Celeste brigantine found drifting with no hands aboard. [Br. Folklore: Leach, 683] See : Abandonment Mary Celeste ship found in mid-Atlantic with sails set, crew missing (1872). [Br. Hist.: Espy, 337] See : Mystery , a Denver attorney who helped the legal battle against Amendment 2, the Colorado initiative that would have voided void·ed adj. Heraldry Having the central area cut out or left vacant, leaving an outline or narrow border: a voided lozenge. gay rights laws if it had not been ruled unconstitutional, has been appointed a Denver County judge by Mayor Wellington Webb Wellington E. Webb (born 1941) is a former mayor of Denver. He is a graduate of the city's Manual High School, which was recently closed due to underperformance. Webb served as mayor of Denver for 12 years, from 1991 to 2003. . Celeste Celeste is a woman's first name. Celeste may also refer to: in Music
In Hawaii, Dan Foley, who served as cocounsel for the three couples who challenged the state's ban on same-sex marriages, has been named to the Intermediate Court of Appeals. In selecting Foley, who is straight, Gov. Ben Cayetano praised him for his "courage and commitment" on legal issues, "whether politically popular or not." |
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