by Rex Wockner
Openly gay lawyer and former Olympic fencer Sir Terence Etherton became a member of England's and Wales' second-highest court in late September.
Etherton, 58, was sworn in as one of 36 judges who serve on the Court of Appeal, said The Independent.
He is the first openly gay Lord Justice of Appeal.
Etherton was formally recommended by Prime Minister Gordon Brown. "My appointment … shows that diversity in sexuality is not a bar to preferment up to the highest levels of the judiciary," Etherton told the newspaper.
