Donna Hitchens

Donna Hitchens (born November 10, 1947[1]) is the first openly-gay elected female judge in the United States, and the founder of the National Center for Lesbian Rights.

[3][4] Hitchens was elected as a judge for the Superior Court in 1991,[5] and has since worked in civil, criminal, juvenile and family courtrooms.

[5] Hitchens retired as a judge in 2010 after serving for 20 years, although continued to preside part-time over the children's courts in San Francisco.

Later, in 1988, the project became independent and was renamed the National Center for Lesbian Rights, which works today as a non-profit law firm aiming to provide free legal assistance to LGBT+ clients in the United States.

[7] Hitchens met her wife, Nancy Davis, whilst working with the Equal Rights Advocates.