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JUDGE VICTORIA KOLAKOWSKI, SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE OF CALIFORNIA FOR ALAMEDA COUNTY

Judge Victoria Kolakowski became the first and only openly transgender trial judge in the United States when she was elected to the Alameda County Superior Court in November 2010.   As a judge, she has served in both civil and criminal trial assignments. She recently completed a year as the Supervising Judge of the Collaborative Courts, with subject matter oversight over all of the treatment courts (drug, behavioral health, veterans’, etc.) in Alameda County. Judge Kolakowski is also passionate about ensuring and expanding access to justice, particularly for those with limited resources.  She serves on the Judicial Council of California’s Advisory Committee on Providing Access and Fairness, and is the California Council of Churches' appointee to the California Commission on Access to Justice. She has been a leader in educating the judiciary on transgender issues. She is also a frequent speaker on LGBT issues, internationally, nationally and locally. For example, Ju