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