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Bo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-08-08 11:13 AM
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1st Black Judge Sworn In Gwinnett County (Atlanta suburb)
Source: Atlanta Jornal Constitiution

Gwinnett County's court system swore in its first African-American full-time judge before a packed courtroom Friday.

Robert D. Walker, Jr., a former Fulton County prosecutor and Air Force attorney, was appointed as a Magistrate Court judge for Gwinnett County.


Read more: http://www.ajc.com/gwinnett/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2008/03/07/judge_0308.html


There acting like it is the Emancipation Proclamation, The 1st Black Man since 1818 to hold a Full time court seat. Amazing.
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Up2Late Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-08-08 04:59 PM
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1. Really!?! Wow, I knew Gwinnett was the home of a lot of money-grubbing ReThugs, but...
Edited on Sat Mar-08-08 04:59 PM by Up2Late
...I didn't realize they never had a Black Judge there! I thought all the White Racists had fled to Forsyth County long ago.

Learn something new every day, I guess.
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arundhatiroyfan Donating Member (174 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-08-08 05:09 PM
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2. Since 1818?
That is crazy.
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