Growing up, Talesha Saint-Marc rarely saw lawyers who looked like her.
After becoming a lawyer herself, she then saw few judges who were Black.
“Sometimes it can be really difficult to think big, if you do not see people who reflect your life experiences,” Saint-Marc told a courtroom packed with friends, family, mentors and fellow judges on Thursday.
Saint-Marc’s formal swearing in as a magistrate judge marked a watershed moment in New Hampshire, as she became the first Black person to serve on the federal bench in the state.
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