List of LGBTQ state supreme court justices in the United States

Below is a list of the names of openly LGBT persons who have served on the highest court of a state or territory in the United States.

The first state with an openly LGBT justice was Oregon, where Rives Kistler was named to the bench in 2003. The first U.S. territory with an openly LGBT justice was Guam, where Benjamin Cruz was appointed in 1997. , there are 10 openly LGBT state supreme court justices, serving in 9 states.

In U.S. states

Current

Former

In U.S. territories

See also

• State supreme courts
• List of LGBT jurists in the United States
• List of the first LGBT holders of political offices in the United States

Other topics of interest

• List of African-American jurists
• List of Asian American jurists
• List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists
• List of Jewish American jurists
• List of Native American jurists
• List of first women lawyers and judges in the United States
• List of first minority male lawyers and judges in the United States

References