Congratulations to the following judges who are either new to the bench or have recently been elected or appointed to a new position. They are listed alphabetically by state.
Allison Boyd, Probate Court, Alabama
Dominic Lanza, District Court, Arizona
James Baxley, Circuit Court, Florida
Mahilani E.K. Hiatt, District Family Court, Hawaii
Jennifer Smith, Circuit Court, Michigan
Krista Haroutunian, District Court, Michigan
Fernando Rodriguez Jr, District Court, Texas
Shelley Szambelan, Superior Court, Washington
Husch Blackwell, Circuit Court, Wisconsin
Bobbi Dean, District Court, Wyoming
Know of a new judge (of any kind) we’ve missed? Let us know with an email to njc-communications@judges.org.
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