Nitza I. Quinones Alejandro

Nitza I. Quinones Alejandro

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1951 -

Occupation

Law

Description

District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, being the first lesbian Latina to be appointed to serve as a federal judge. Former staff attorney for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (1979-1991).

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.latintimes.com/us-senate-approves-first-openly-gay-latina-nitza-quinones-alejandro-federal-judgeship-128406
• http://www.advocate.com/society/law/2012/11/27/obama-nominates-hispanic-lesbian-federal-judgeship
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuQ2WL-Mimc

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