Comments on: First Elected Ethiopian-American Judge

By: Tadias’ Top 20 Most Read Stories of the Year at Tadias Magazine

Tadias’ Top 20 Most Read Stories of the Year at Tadias Magazine — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:35:29 +0000

[...] March 2009 First Ethiopian-American Judge Hard at Work in Florida Nina Ashenafi Richardson, an Ethiopian-American judge, who was elected to the Leon County bench in [...]

By: Notable Ethiopian Americans of the Year at Tadias Magazine

Notable Ethiopian Americans of the Year at Tadias Magazine — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:33:51 +0000

[...] Judge Nina Ashenafi Nina Ashenafi Richardson, who was elected to the Leon County bench in Florida on November 4th, 2008 and received the oath of office from Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court Peggy A. Quince on Friday, January 30, 2009, is the first Ethiopian-American judge. Born in Ethiopia, Nina came to the U.S. as a young girl and was raised by her late father Professor Ashenafi Kebede, the renowned Ethiopian composer and musicologist, who was the Founder and first Director of the National Saint Yared School of Music in Ethiopia. Judge Nina, a mother of two, was also the the first African-American woman to head the Tallahassee Bar Association and the first African-American to lead the Tallahassee Women Lawyers (TWL). Tadias congratulates Judge Nina Ashenafi Richardson on her accomplishments! [...]

By: henok

henok — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:55:06 +0000

Where is Mrs. Ashenafi, the mother of Nina Ashenafi in this story. The woman who elected and chose her culture, her nationality and Ethiopia, but forgotten. That is the woman I am more proud of.

By: muluneh gebre

muluneh gebre — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:23:14 +0000

How wonderful! proud of you.

By: Yared G. Medhin

Yared G. Medhin — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:52:06 +0000

I am so proud of you Nina. You are really an Ethiopian.

By: Habtam

Habtam — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:06:25 +0000

really proud

By: afomia .gebremedhin

afomia .gebremedhin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:53:55 +0000

congratulations Nina! I’m so proud of you, you are my inspiration and this is not the end of the road for all ladies in the world. thank you and may God bless all of us……

By: ayele aberra

ayele aberra — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:11:50 +0000

well done nina;
i hope you will influence and support your people with your knowledge and experience.
best of luck.

By: MULUGETA ASRAT

MULUGETA ASRAT — Wed, 13 May 2009 08:27:09 +0000

You are a pride to all Ethiopians. This will be a real encouragement to every Ethiopian in diaspora. Let we all cheer in her name& wish her a very successful endavor through out her career.

Let God Bless us all!!!

MULUGETA ASRAT, FROM DUBAI, UAE

By: SIFELIG GETAHUN

SIFELIG GETAHUN — Sat, 02 May 2009 11:22:43 +0000

You are a Hero woman like Obama! Congratulations! Do not for get Birtukan Medikesa and teddy afro.

From Adama University, Ethiopia