In 2023, Aruna Masih’s appointment to the Oregon Supreme Court expanded Indian American representation beyond the federal bench and into state courts, where the vast majority of American legal disputes are resolved. A former labor and civil rights attorney, she brought diaspora representation into both the judiciary and an area of law where it had been largely absent. Her appointment broadened the community’s legal footprint from nationally prominent federal courts to the state judiciaries most Americans interact with directly.
