Deborah Batts death – America’s first openly gay member of the nation’s federal judiciary, has passed away. Deborah Batts died at the age of 72.
Deborah Batts, a Radcliffe and @Harvard_Law alumna, served as a federal judge for the past 25 years—the first openly gay person to do so. “We are deeply saddened by the unexpected passing of this trailblazing jurist,” says Radcliffe Dean @TBrownNagin.
https://t.co/J9SHhwmgQx— Radcliffe Institute (@RadInstitute) February 7, 2020