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What's on your list today?,
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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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