Constance Baker Motley

Judge Constance Baker Motley

Personal

Birthday:

9/14/1921

Birthplace:

New Haven, CT

Date of Death:

9/28/2005

Place of Death:

New York, NY

Race or Ethnicity:

African American

Gender:

Female

Prior Employment:

Attorney, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 1945-1965
Member, New York State Advisory Council on Employment and Unemployment Insurance, 1958-1964
State senator, New York, 1964-1965
Borough president, Manhattan, New York, 1965-1966

Education

Name of School:

New York University

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1943

Name of School - Second:

Columbia Law School

Public service is a critical component of a legal education and the professional development of our students," said David M. Schizer, Dean and the Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law. "This new guarantee supports a core principle of our school, as we aspire to train lawyers who view pro bono work as central to their commitment to our system of justice.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1946

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Southern District of New York

Court Name:

New York Southern District Court

President Nominating:

Lyndon B. Johnson

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

8/30/1966

Retirement from Active Service:

9/30/1986

Termination Date:

9/28/2005

Termination Reason:

Death