Pamela Talkin, seen here in October 1991, retired last week as the Supreme Court's first female marshal. Also retiring is Christine Luchok Fallon, the first woman to hold the position of reporter of decisions.Pamela Talkin, seen here in October 1991, retired last week as the Supreme Court's first female marshal. Also retiring is Christine Luchok Fallon, the first woman to hold the position of reporter of decisions.
"In the beginning, there was some angst that a woman could do the job, supervising the police, and all that," she says,"But after the first few months, I had earned people's respect," and, she adds with a chuckle,"I had a lot of equity." Talkin, with a staff of 250, also oversees the physical plant of the court and for 10 years supervised the first-ever modernization of the building — inside and out — all while keeping the place running and quiet so that the justices could continue to do their work.
"He didn't care that I was a Democrat," she says."He just wanted the agency to be run professionally."
Please tell me that these 2 positions are not filled by appointment and are awarded to smart, capable non-politically motivated staff
Enough with the sexism.
And this is news, why?
A good start
POTUS pushes?
patton6966 This is a good sign and what do they mean 'first women'? Hmmm
Why are we paying you people?
ResignationAnon haven’t done this in awhile. But you probably already checked it
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Enjoy your government pensions.....
Hey what we should do is only stories about race, gender, etc like you know all the time
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