Fabiana Pierre-Louis: Daughter Of Haitian Immigrants, NJ Supreme Court Nominee

June 16, 2020
The Haitian Times

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Growing up, Fabiana Pierre-Louis said her parents would jokingly tell her she should become an “avoka” ‒ the Creole word for lawyer.

The thought remained in her mind until college.

“I would often come to my siblings’ defense when they got in trouble, so they would joke around and say that,” said Pierre-Louis, who spent her childhood days in Brooklyn and Irvington, New Jersey.

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