New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has named attorney Fabiana Pierre-Louis to the state Supreme Court on Friday, making her the first black woman to sit on the state’s highest court.
“I think they have achieved that dream beyond measure because my life is certainly not representative of the traditional trajectory of someone who would one day be nominated to the Supreme Court of New Jersey.”
Pierre-Louis also spent nine years in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey according to her page on Montgomery McCraken’s website.
Murphy said Pierre-Louis will carry the legacy of John Wallace, the last black judge on the state supreme court.
“I cannot wait to see New Jersey leave that list with Fabiana’s confirmation to the Supreme Court.”
