Sheila Abdus-Salaam, trailblazing US judge, found dead in river
April 13, 2017 10:13
CNN reports: Sheila Abdus-Salaam, the first African-American woman appointed to the New York Court of Appeals, was found dead in the Hudson River.
She was 65.
Police responded to a 911 call about a woman in the water of the Hudson around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday. They found an unconscious and unresponsive woman, who was later pronounced dead and identified as Abdus-Salaam.
The medical examiner will determine the cause of death and the incident is under investigation, according to a statement from the New York Police Department.
Abdus-Salaam had been an associate justice on the state's Court of Appeals since her confirmation in 2013.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who appointed her to the state's highest court, hailed her as a "trailblazing jurist whose life in public service was in pursuit of a more fair and more just New York for all."
She was 65.
Police responded to a 911 call about a woman in the water of the Hudson around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday. They found an unconscious and unresponsive woman, who was later pronounced dead and identified as Abdus-Salaam.
The medical examiner will determine the cause of death and the incident is under investigation, according to a statement from the New York Police Department.
Abdus-Salaam had been an associate justice on the state's Court of Appeals since her confirmation in 2013.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who appointed her to the state's highest court, hailed her as a "trailblazing jurist whose life in public service was in pursuit of a more fair and more just New York for all."
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