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HISTORIC: Murphy Nominates First Black Woman To Serve On NJ's Supreme Court HISTORIC: Murphy Nominates First Black Woman To Serve On NJ's Supreme Court
Historic: Murphy Nominates First Black Woman To Serve On NJ's Supreme Court Gov. Phil Murphy’s nomination for the state Supreme Court is going down in history. Murphy has selected Fabiana Pierre-Louis, a partner at Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads, to serve as the next associate justice of the state’s Supreme Court -- the state's highest. If confirmed by the Senate, Pierre-Louis, 39, will be the first black woman to sit on the court. Pierre-Louis, who has experience with both public and private practice, is the daughter of Haitian immigrants, Essence reports. She graduated with high honors from Rutgers Law School in Camden and worked as clerk for Justice J…

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