Mary Yu was sworn in as the newest member of the Washington state Supreme Court on Tuesday, marking the first time the high court has had an openly gay justice. Yu, whose mother is from Mexico and father is from China, is also the first Asian American and first female Hispanic member of the court. She is the sixth woman on the current nine-member court and the second ethnic minority. Yu was appointed by Gov. Jay Inslee earlier this month. She replaces Justice James Johnson, who announced his retirement last month because of health issues. Congratulations!! ow.ly/xecM6
Posted on: Sun, 25 May 2014 16:30:17 +0000