‘Speak Volumes’: Two Black Women Appointed as Judges in California, Where It Rarely Happens | Atlanta Black Star

Two of California’s largest counties are welcoming Black women to their lists of superior court judges.

Tricia Taylor and Terrie Roberts were appointed with nine other justices in the Golden State, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Oct. 25.

Eight of the officials appointed are women, and all of them are Democrats filling vacancies left by retired justices, the governor’s office said.