Michael Angel Nava was born on September 16,1954 and is an American attorney and writer.
12 Facts About Michael Nava
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Michael Nava has worked on the staff for the California Supreme Court, and ran for a Superior Court position in 2010.
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Michael Nava authored a ten-volume mystery series featuring Henry Rios, an openly gay protagonist who is a criminal defense lawyer.
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Michael Nava's novels have received seven Lambda Literary Awards and critical acclaim in the GLBT and Latino communities.
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Michael Nava enrolled in Stanford Law School, and received his JD in 1981.
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Michael Nava worked in the Los Angeles City Attorney's office, where he was a deputy attorney and prosecutor on about 50 jury trials.
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In 2002, Michael Nava was given a Doctor of Humane Letters honorary degree from the Colorado College in recognition of his literary achievements.
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In 2010, Michael Nava ran for Seat 15 of the San Francisco Superior Court.
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Michael Nava was inspired to create Rios because of a comment by author Toni Morrison about writing books that she wished she could have read when she was growing up.
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Michael Nava based one of the main characters on his grandfather.
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Michael Nava announced he hoped to publish other LGBTQ writers and writers of color through Persigo Press.
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In October 2008, Michael Nava married his partner George Herzog, an oncology nurse at the Veteran's Administration hospital in San Francisco.