New York Governor Kathy Hochul has appointed Seth Marnin as the first openly male transgender judge in the US. Marnin will oversee Court of Claims cases in New York City, and is one of eleven people named to the state Court of Claims. Hochul previously nominated Rowan Wilson as New York's first black chief judge, but a bid to confirm Hector LaSalle as the first Latino chief judge was unsuccessful.

No openly transgender men have ever served on the bench in the country, although some transgender women have, including Andi Mudyrk and Victoria Kolakowski in California.