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H ealth
Civil Rights Leader Picked
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New judge will
bring diversity
to appeals court
Lynn Nakamoto, a civil rights
and employment law attorney
from Portland, was named a
judge on the Oregon Court of
Appeals Monday.
Her appointment by Gov. Ted
Kulongoski will fill the vacancy
that will be created when Judge
Jack Landau is sworn in as a
Justice of the Oregon Supreme
Court on Jan. 3.
Nakamoto is the managing
shareholder at the Portland law
firm o f M arkowitz, Herbold,
Glade & Mehlhaf. While most
recently specializing in em ploy
ment and business related litiga
tion, she previously practiced
with Legal Aid for Marion and
Polk counties and had been a
staff attorney with Bronx Legal
NAACP Portland Chapter Elections
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Services in New York. She re
ceived her law degree from New
Y ork U n iv e rsity and h er
b a c h e lo r ’s
d e g re e
from
Wellesley College. She has prac
ticed in Oregon since 1988.
Nakamoto was a founding
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member of the Oregon Minority
Lawyers Association and is a
past board member of the Q
Center, a GLBT community cen
ter in north Portland. She has
been a long time advocate for
equality, serving on the Oregon
State Bar’s Affirmative Action
Committee and perforrrflng pro
bono work for the Senior Law
Project and the ACLU of O r
egon, including preparing an
a m icu s
b rie f
on
the
g ro u n d b re a k in g T a n n e r v.
OHSU decision that helped se
cure equal benefits for same sex
domestic partners and their fami
lies in Oregon.
She will be the first Asian
American from Oregon to serve
as a judge on any state or federal
appellate court within Oregon.
With her joining the 10-member
Court of Appeals, the Court will
be more reflective of the state’s
population, including four female
jurists and two ethnic minorities.
An election for officers of the NAACP Port
land chapter will be held Saturday, Dec. 11 at the
Cascade Campus of Portland Community Col
lege, 705 N. Killingsworth, Technology Building,
Room 222.
All general membership is requested to partici
pate in this selection process with voting taking
place between 12:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.
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This holiday season, Portlanders are finding new ways to get what they
need while spending their time, money and energy on what matters most.
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"My children look forward to our annual family outing to see the
holiday lights at the zoo. It is a great way for us to spend time
together and build lifelong memories."
Liliana, NE Portland
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