List of LGBTQ state supreme court justices in the United States

Below is a list of the names of openly LGBT persons who have served on the highest court of a state or territory in the United States.

The first state with an openly LGBT justice was Oregon, where Rives Kistler was named to the bench in 2003. The first U.S. territory with an openly LGBT justice was Guam, where Benjamin Cruz was appointed in 1997. , there are 10 openly LGBT state supreme court justices, serving in 9 states.

In U.S. states Current Order State Court Justice Ref Service as justice As chief justice Mandatory retirement 1 Colorado Supreme Court Monica Márquez 2010–present 2024–present 2041 2 Supreme Court of Hawaii Sabrina McKenna 2011–present 2027 3 Connecticut Supreme Court Andrew J. McDonald 2013–present September 6, 2024–September 30, 2024 2036 4 Washington Supreme Court Mary Yu 2014–present 20325Supreme Court of NevadaLidia S. Stiglich2016–present 2023–2024 20246New Mexico Supreme CourtC. Shannon Bacon2019–present 2022–2024 2026 7 Washington Supreme Court Helen Whitener 2020–present 2039 8 New York State Court of Appeals Anthony Cannataro 2021–present 2022–2023 2035 9 Supreme Court of California Kelli Evans 2023–present 2026 10 Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Gabrielle Wolohojian 2024–present 2030

Former Order State Court Justice Ref Service as justice 1 Oregon Supreme Court Rives Kistler 2003–2018 2 Oregon Supreme Court Virginia Linder 2007–2016 3 Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Barbara Lenk 2011–2020 4 New York State Court of Appeals Paul Feinman 2017–2021 5 Vermont Supreme Court Beth Robinson 2011–2021 6 Oregon Supreme Court Lynn Nakamoto 2016–2021 7 Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Elspeth B. Cypher 2017–2024 8 Minnesota Supreme Court Margaret Chutich 2016–2024 9 Supreme Court of California Martin Jenkins 2020–2025

In U.S. territories Order Territory Court Justice Ref Service as justice As chief justice 1 Supreme Court of Guam Benjamin Cruz 1997–2001 1999–2001 2 Supreme Court of Puerto Rico Maite Oronoz Rodríguez 2014–present 2016–present

See also State supreme courts List of LGBT jurists in the United States List of the first LGBT holders of political offices in the United States

Other topics of interest

List of African-American jurists List of Asian American jurists List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists List of Jewish American jurists List of Native American jurists List of first women lawyers and judges in the United States List of first minority male lawyers and judges in the United States

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