You probably missed it, but a couple of years ago, history was made in the state of New Hampshire. We’re not talking about the invention of a miracle drug or a breakthrough in rocket technology or anything like that. We’re talking about something much, much more significant: A woman named Talesha Saint-Marc became the first black woman in New Hampshire to serve as a federal magistrate judge.
As one lawyer said during her swearing-in: “I don’t think anyone in this room is surprised that you are making history.” The New Hampshire bar association wrote a lengthy article about how Talesha was “breaking barriers.”
And as you can see, the new judge was all smiles in court:
Todd Bookman, NHPR
By all accounts, thanks to Talesha, great things were coming for the state of New Hampshire. But a couple questions remained unanswered: What exactly would Talesha accomplish once she got…
