Daughter of Haitian Immigrants to Be 1st Black Woman on N.J. High Court

Fabiana Pierre-Louis, 39, will also be the only Black judge currently seated on the state’s Supreme Court.

By Tracey Tully Aug. 24, 2020, 12:15 p.m. ET

Fabiana Pierre-Louis and her sons at a June event announcing her nomination to the New Jersey Supreme Court.Credit…Pool photo by Chris Pedota

A former assistant U.S. attorney in New Jersey, Ms. Pierre-Louis was nominated by Gov. Philip D. Murphy, a Democrat, to the post in June, as protesters across the nation, outraged by the death of George Floyd while in police custody, were demanding criminal justice reform. Read the article HERE.

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