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2020-02-04 -Obits-

First openly gay fed judge Deborah Batts, set to preside over Michael Avenatti's trial for stealing money from Stormy Daniels, dead at 72

[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]

US District Judge Deborah Batts passed away on Sunday from unknown cause

Last fall, she set Michael Avenatti's embezzlement trial for April 21

Batts, a Harvard Law School graduate, was appointed to the US District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1994 by President Bill Clinton

She became the first openly gay person to sit on the federal bench

'Deborah Batts was a trailblazer in every respect: an openly gay African-American woman who became a United States District Judge after a distinguished career as a federal prosecutor and law professor,' Manhattan federal Chief Judge Colleen McMahon said in a statement.

Posted by Skidmark 2020-02-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [13 views ] Top

#1 Did she wind up like her brother Billy Batts? Am I missing the Clinton connection here?

Posted by Raj 2020-02-04 08:11|| 2020-02-04 08:11|| Front Page Top

#2 I think I need more coffee.

I mistakenly read a headline in a non-Enquirer news account as "First openly gay fed judge... set to preside over Michael Avenatti's trial for stealing money from Stormy Daniels"

Posted by Lex 2020-02-04 08:15|| 2020-02-04 08:15|| Front Page Top

#3 oh wait...

Posted by Lex 2020-02-04 08:15|| 2020-02-04 08:15|| Front Page Top

Posted by DarthVader 2020-02-04 09:20|| 2020-02-04 09:20|| Front Page Top