Christie High Court Picks Include First Asian, Gay Justices
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said he wants to put the first-ever Asian-American and an openly gay justice on the state’s Supreme Court, after denying tenure for the bench’s only black member.
Bruce Harris, 61, a Republican and mayor of Chatham, would be the first openly gay justice and the third black on the high court. Phil Kwon, 44, who isn’t registered as a member of any party, would be the first Asian-American and the first immigrant, Christie, 49, a Republican, said today at a press conference in Trenton.