New representation and Black Girl Magic came to a Texas county this week when 17 black women were sworn in as new judges. “January 1, 2019 at noon will be an extraordinary moment in history for all of us in Harris County, Houston, Texas,” Judge LaShawn Williams wrote on Facebook last month ahead of the swearing-in ceremony. Harris County Democratic Party 19 African-American women who are now all serving as judges in Harris County, Texas. She was one of the candidates highlighted in the Harris County Democratic Party’s “Black Girl Magic Texas” photo and campaign ahead of the November elections, which featured the largest number of black women in history on a Harris County ballot, according to the Associated Press. The photo features the 17 now-elected officials in a courtroom along with two sitting Harris County judges who were seeking seats on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.

Source: Huffington Post January 02, 2019 22:18 UTC