On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission, the co-chairs, Justices Troy Webber and Shirley Troutman, and Executive Director Mary Lynn Nicolas-Brewster, are releasing excepts from oral history interviews with several of the pioneers who helped create and establish the Commission.

In this initial episode, we’ll share some insights from Judge Lewis Douglass, an historic figure in his own right who was a founder and chair of the Commission.