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Indiana May Get First Black U.S. Judge

By Peter Hardin

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President Obama plans to nominate Judge Tanya Walton Pratt (photo at right) to a federal district court seat in Indiana, and she would become the state’s first African-American federal judge if confirmed, the Indianapolis Star reported.

The newspaper based its report on an announcement by Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind. that the White House had accepted his recommendations for three seats. Bayh made the announcement on Monday, the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. Bayh said in a statement he made the recommendations in consultation with Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind.

You can learn more about the importance of diversity on the bench from Justice at Stake’s issues page.

Full post as published by The Gavel on January 20, 2010 (boomark / email).

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