Judge in federal Prop. 8 case is gay; it's a non-issue
Judge in federal Prop. 8 case is gay; it's a non-issue
#1Judge in federal Prop. 8 case is gay; it's a non-issue
Posted: 2/7/10 at 10:53pm
The biggest open secret in the landmark trial over same-sex marriage being heard in San Francisco is that the federal judge who will decide the case, Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, is himself gay.
Many gay politicians in San Francisco and lawyers who have had dealings with Walker say the 65-year-old jurist, appointed to the bench by President George H.W. Bush in 1989, has never taken pains to disguise - or advertise - his orientation.
... "There is nothing about Walker as a judge to indicate that his sexual orientation, other than being an interesting factor, will in any way bias his view," said Kate Kendell, head of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, which is supporting the lawsuit to overturn Prop. 8.
... If the judge decides that Prop. 8 is unconstitutional, supporters of the measure are sure to take it to the federal appeals court and the U.S. Supreme Court, if necessary. Kendell expects that if that happens, the measure's proponents will make an issue of the judge's sexual orientation - at least in the public arena.
Not so, said Andy Pugno, general counsel for the group that sponsored the Prop. 8 campaign.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/02/07/BACF1BT7ON.DTL
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#2Judge in federal Prop. 8 case is gay; it's a non-issue
Posted: 2/7/10 at 10:55pmOy Vey the Judge is Gay.
#2Judge in federal Prop. 8 case is gay; it's a non-issue
Posted: 2/7/10 at 11:04pmIt's not an issue now. It's only going to be an issue once he gives his ruling. If he decides that it's not unconstitutional then he'll be the new poster boy for the right wing and everyone else with label him as self-hating.
#3Judge in federal Prop. 8 case is gay; it's a non-issue
Posted: 2/7/10 at 11:05pm
I wonder where he plays?
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#4Judge in federal Prop. 8 case is gay; it's a non-issue
Posted: 2/7/10 at 11:06pmBut if he DOES say it's unconstitutional then he will be King of the Gays.
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#5Judge in federal Prop. 8 case is gay; it's a non-issue
Posted: 2/7/10 at 11:22pmThen they'll accuse George HW Bush of appointing a gay activist judge?
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#6judge in federal prop. 8 case is gay; it's a non-issue
Posted: 2/8/10 at 11:37am
gop = gay old party
now and forever!
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