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Judges and Judiciary

Nov. 5, 2010

Transgender Candidate Poised for Victory

Victoria Kolakowski appears poised to win a seat on the Alameda County Superior Court and become the first openly transgender judge in the country.


By Amy Yarbrough


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Victoria Kolakowski appears poised to win a seat on the Alameda County Superior Court and become the first openly transgender judge in the country.


While the race was too close to call as of press time, Kolakowski led competitor John Creighton with a total of 115,570 votes, or 50.2 percent. Creighton received 112,241 votes, or 48.8 percent, with a mere 3,300 votes separating the two, and absentee and...

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