NEW YORK (AP) — When Sheila Abdus-Salaam agreed to speak this month at an alumni gathering at Columbia Law School, it was business as usual for someone in demand as the first Black woman to serve on New York’s highest court. FILE – In this June 1, 2016 file photo, Associate Court of Appeals Judge […]
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The Latest: Source: NY Judge’s Death Believed to be Suicide
NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the death of a New York judge (all times local): 7:30 p.m. Investigators have found no signs of foul play in the death of a New York judge whose body was found in the Hudson River in Manhattan, and two officials say the death is believed to be […]
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1st Black Woman on N.Y. State’s Highest Court Found Dead on Bank of Hudson River
NEW YORK (AP) — The first Black woman appointed to the state’s highest court has been found dead on the bank of the Hudson River. FILE- In this April 30, 2013 file photo, Justice Sheila Abdus-Salaam looks on as members of the state Senate Judiciary Committee vote unanimously to advance her nomination to fill a […]