Betty Fletcher Dead: Liberal U.S. Appeals Judge Dies At 89

[Roland99]

Source: Hufington Post

Judge Betty Binns Fletcher, considered a liberal stalwart of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for decades, has died at age 89, a spokesman for the court said Tuesday.

Fletcher passed away Monday night. The cause was not immediately known, 9th Circuit spokesman David Madden said.

Appointed to the bench by President Jimmy Carter in 1979, she was known for rulings upholding affirmative action, allowing claims of workplace discrimination to proceed, overturning death penalty cases and protecting the environment. She was one of the first female partners at a major law firm in the country, and the second woman appointed to the 9th Circuit.

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Fletcher kept hearing cases until the end, he added, and she remained sharp even as her body failed her.

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[Pab Sungenis]

1. Please tell me that we won't see another

"centrist" appointed to replace her. We need to hold our ground with the courts.