she's the first woman to lead the Texas Supreme Court, and the first out LGBTQ+ person to win election to a statewide office. Extrapolating out from those two, she's also the first out LGBTQ+ person elected to the state's highest court.
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It was a historic election night in Texas, with many firsts and political shifts taking place, including in the statewide courts. Democrat Maggie Ellis became the first woman elected to lead the state’s highest civil court after defeating Republican incumbent Jimmy Blacklock in the race for Texas Su…
This story originally appeared on The Advocate . Amid a national rainbow wave with a blue Texas hue, the Lone Star State elected its first out LGBTQ+ chief justice to the state Supreme Court. Maggie Ellis, whose race against Republican opponent Jimmy Blacklock was called early Wednesday morning, mar…
she's the first woman to lead the Texas Supreme Court, and the first out LGBTQ+ person to win election to a statewide office. Extrapolating out from those two, she's also the first out LGBTQ+ person elected to the state's highest court.
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