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Who Should Purchase
Any attorney interested in learning about the life and legacy of the honorable Constance Baker Motley.
The Trials of Constance Baker Motley: A Centennial Retrospective-EMS210921
Cost - Free
September 14, 2021 marks what would have been the 100th birthday of Judge Constance Baker Motley. In this inaugural series event for the 2021-2022 bar year, we are celebrating the life and legacy of Judge Motley. We will start with a screening of The Trials of Constance Baker Motley, a 2015 documentary produced by her son, Joel Motley. The documentary spans her remarkable legal career, including, but not limited to, her work with Justice Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP and her landmark civil rights cases before the US Supreme Court, as well as her accomplishments as the first African-American woman elected to the New York State Senate, the first woman elected as Manhattan Borough president, and the first African-American woman appointed to the federal bench. The documentary will be followed by a discussion and reflection on Judge Motley moderated by law professor Kate Stith, featuring Judge Motley's son Joel W. Motley, niece Constance L. Royster, former law clerk Daniel J. Steinbock, and law professor Marilyn J. Ford.
Seminar Date - September 21, 2021
Product ID - EMS210921
CLE Credit
CT: 0.0 CLE Credits
About the Program
September 14, 2021 marks what would have been the 100th birthday of Judge Constance Baker Motley. In this inaugural series event for the 2021-2022 bar year, we are celebrating the life and legacy of Judge Motley. We will start with a screening of The Trials of Constance Baker Motley, a 2015 documentary produced by her son, Joel Motley. The documentary spans her remarkable legal career, including, but not limited to, her work with Justice Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP and her landmark civil rights cases before the US Supreme Court, as well as her accomplishments as the first African-American woman elected to the New York State Senate, the first woman elected as Manhattan Borough president, and the first African-American woman appointed to the federal bench. The documentary will be followed by a discussion and reflection on Judge Motley moderated by law professor Kate Stith, featuring Judge Motley's son Joel W. Motley, niece Constance L. Royster, former law clerk Daniel J. Steinbock, and law professor Marilyn J. Ford.
Description
The Constance Baker Motley Speaker Series on Racial Inequality is presented by the Connecticut Bar Association (CBA) and its Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee, in collaboration and co-sponsorship with the Connecticut Bar Foundation (CBF) and James W. Cooper Fellows
You Will Learn
- About Judge Motley’s work with Justice Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP
- About her landmark civil rights cases before the US Supreme Court
- About her accomplishments as the first African-American woman elected to the New York State Senate, first woman elected as Manhattan Borough president, and the first African-American woman appointed to the federal bench
Who Should Purchase
Any attorney interested in learning about the life and legacy of the honorable Constance Baker Motley.
Speakers
Marilyn J. Ford Joel W. Motley
Quinnipiac University, Public Capital Advisors LLC,
Hamden, CT Scarborough, NY
Constance L. Royster Daniel J. Steinbock
Laurel Associates LLC, The University of Toledo College of Law,
Bethany, CT Toledo, OH
Moderator
Kate Stith
Yale Law School,
New Haven, CT
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