Strickland Appoints Ohio’s First Openly Gay Judge
ONN is reporting that Governor Ted Strickland is going to appoint Mary Wiseman to replace Montgomry County Common Pleas Court Judge John Kessler.
Wiseman, a former Dayton city commissioner, is being called “Ohio’s first openly gay judge.”
Officials with gay rights group Equality Ohio say Wiseman’s appointment makes state history.
Forty-five-year-old Wiseman says she’s proud if the gay community sees her as a role model and says she believes the rest of society can grow more comfortable about gays and lesbians in public office.
