WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he’s nominating Mary Rowland to be a federal judge, making it his first LGBTQ court pick since taking office. Rowland, an out lesbian, is his choice for a lifetime seat on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Out of Trump’s nearly 140 district and circuit court nominees to date, she is the only one who is openly gay or lesbian. Rowland was one of three people nominated to the Illinois court on Thursday. “They have the qualifications, integrity, and judgment to serve with distinction as district court judges in the Northern District of Illinois,” the senators said in a joint statement.

Source: Huffington Post June 07, 2018 23:44 UTC