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<\/p>\nImmature social media users have been left in cruel hysterics following the announcement of a new judge.<\/p>\n
The Missouri Supreme Court in the US announced yesterday (October 30) the appointment of the Honourable Ginger Gooch, 47 as its newest member. She was appointed by Republican Governor Mike Parson as she filled the vacancy of the outgoing Judge Patricia Breckenridge.<\/p>\n
Parson\u2019s office said the \u201cappointment cements a female majority on Missouri\u2019s highest court for the first time in state history\u201d. Speaking of Gooch, who for almost 15 years she worked as at Husch Blackwell LLP in Springfield, Parson said: \u201cJudge Gooch has known the value of hard work her whole life. She is a loving mother, dedicated wife, and proud woman of faith who we know will make a great addition to our state\u2019s highest court.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWith her appointment, our third to the Court, we have truly reshaped the makeup of the Missouri Supreme Court for decades to come.\u201d That appointment ensures a female majority of the bench. <\/p>\n
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However, despite excitement in the Missouri State Capitol around the appointment, online people have been a little less kind about her name. One person joked: \u201cYou have been sentenced to death by ginger gooch\u201d \u2013 although it must be noted it is unlikely Missouri\u2019s capital punishment verdicts would be initially handed down by a Supreme Court judge.<\/p>\n
That was a common theme, however: \u201cImagine getting sentenced to death by ginger gooch\u201d.<\/p>\n
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\u201cJust woke my wife up to tell her this woman's name,\u201d another added. Going for a dramatic change of direction, another person wrote: \u201cThe Honorable Ginger Gooch would be an incredible name for a judgmental basset hound\u201d.<\/p>\n
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