Hidden Legal Figures

Description:

In 1939, Jane Matilda Bolin became the first African American female judge in the nation's history. As a judge, serving forty years in the Domestic Relations Court in New York City, Judge Bolin made great strides in protecting the rights of children. In honor of Women's History Month, we highlight the outstanding career of this noteworthy legal figure.

Special thanks to Sydney A. Pope for her voice portrayal of Judge Jane Bolin.

Description:

Of the more than 250 cases she handled while at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, the James Meredith case was perhaps the most noteworthy effort by Constance Baker Motley. In this episode, we take an in-depth look at how the case started, some aspects that were unique to the case, and what Mrs. Motley felt was the long-term impact and meaning of the whole matter.

Special thanks to Joel Motley, III and The Trials of Constance Baker Motley documentary for select archival footage and to the Columbia Oral History Project. The sequence of the case was adapted from Equal Justice Under Law: An Autobiography of Constance Baker Motley (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1998).

Guest Bio:

Constance Baker Motley (September 14, 1921 – September 28, 2005) was an African-American civil rights activist, lawyer, judge, state senator, and Borough President of Manhattan, New York City. She was the first African-American woman appointed to the federal judiciary, serving as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. She was an assistant attorney to Thurgood Marshall arguing the case Brown v. Board of Education.

Support The Podcast:

If you enjoy Hidden Legal Figures The Podcast, you can support us by donating here and by leaving a review here.

To contact us or learn more about The Arc of Justice Institute, visit: https://onthearc.net/

Find Us On Social:

Twitter

Instagram

Terrass "Razz" Misher, Producer, Podcast-on-the-Go, LLC

Mia Mance, Social Media Communications, Mia Talks, LLC

Marvin Cummings, Special Voice Talent

Derrick Alexander Pope, J.D., Host

_____________________________________________

Hidden Legal Figures is licensed for the exclusive use of The Arc of Justice Institute, Inc. The Arc of Justice Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, public educational institution. Hidden Legal Figures: The Podcast copyright © 2019-2020 by Derrick Alexander Pope, J.D. All rights reserved.

Description:

Constance Baker Motley was one of the most important civil rights lawyers of the twentieth century. Tapped by Thurgood Marshall early in 1945 to join the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, she was involved in more than 200 cases as either lead counsel or during the appeal of a case. In 1966, she became the first African American woman to be appointed as a federal judge. Joel Motley, III, Judge Motley’s son and producer of the multi-award-winning documentary, The Trials of Constance Baker Motley joins us to pay homage to this remarkable figure.

Special thanks to Joel Motley, III and The Trials of Constance Baker Motley documentary for select archival footage.

For additional reference, read Equal Justice Under Law: An Autobiography of Constance Baker Motley (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1988).

Get the documentary, The Trials of Constance Baker Motley here.

Guest Bio:

As a Managing Director at Public Capital Advisors, LLC, Mr. Motley provides advice on capital markets and infrastructure to emerging markets. He began his career in investment banking at Lazard Freres & Co. in 1985, and later became a founder of Carmona Motley Inc. in 1992. Prior to investment banking, Mr. Motley served as Regional Director for Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan in New York, following five years of corporate law practice which he began at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. Mr. Motley received his J.D. and B.A. from Harvard University. He joined OppenheimerFunds' New York Board in 2002.

In addition to his current role as Chairman of the Governance Committee of OppenheimerFunds' New York Board, Mr. Motley is active on a number of corporate and not-for-profit boards. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (member of the Budget and Finance Committee), Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Human Rights Watch, and an independent director of the Board of the Office of Finance of the Federal Home Loan Bank System. Mr. Motley is the Senior Warden of the Vestry of Trinity Wall Street. He is also a board member of Historic Hudson Valley, The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, and the Greenwall Foundation.

Support The Podcast:

If you enjoy Hidden Legal Figures The Podcast, you can support us by donating here and by leaving a review here.

To contact us or learn more about The Arc of Justice Institute, visit: https://onthearc.net/

Find Us On Social:

Twitter

Instagram

Terrass "Razz" Misher, Producer, Podcast-on-the-Go, LLC

Mia Mance, Social Media Communications, Mia Talks, LLC

Marvin Cummings, Special Voice Talent

Derrick Alexander Pope, J.D., Host

________________________________

Hidden Legal Figures is licensed for the exclusive use of The Arc of Justice Institute, Inc. The Arc of Justice Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, public educational institution. Hidden Legal Figures: The Podcast Copyright ©2019-2020 by Derrick Alexander Pope, J.D. All rights reserved.

Description:

Constance Baker Motley was one of the most important civil rights lawyers of the twentieth century. Tapped by Thurgood Marshall in 1945 to join the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, she was involved in more than 200 cases as either lead counsel or during the appeal of a case. In 1966, she became the first African American woman to be appointed as a federal judge. Joel Motley, III, Judge Motley’s son and producer of the multi-award-winning documentary, The Trials of Constance Baker Motley joins us to pay homage to this remarkable figure.

Guest Bio:

Joel Motley is an independent director of Invesco Mutual Funds and an independent director of the Office of Finance of the Federal Home Loan Bank System. Joel is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and Chairman Emeritus of the board of Human Rights Watch. Joel also serves on the boards of the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting, Historic Hudson Valley and the Greenwall Foundation.

Joel began his career in investment banking at Lazard Freres & Co. in 1985, and he was a founder of Carmona Motley Inc. in 1992. Prior to investment banking, he served as an aide to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, serving as chief of the Senator’s staff in New York City and surrounding counties. Joel joined the Senate staff after five years of corporate law practice which he began at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett upon graduation from Harvard Law School in 1978. He graduated from Harvard College (magna cum laude) in 1974.

Support The Podcast:

If you enjoy Hidden Legal Figures The Podcast, you can support us by donating here and by leaving a review here.

To contact us or learn more about The Arc of Justice Institute, visit: https://onthearc.net/

Find Us On Social:

Twitter

Instagram

Description:

For The Record Roll Call highlights some little known accomplishments made by black lawyers before Black History Month was established.

Support The Podcast:

If you enjoy Hidden Legal Figures The Podcast, you can support us by donating here and by leaving a review here.

To contact us or learn more about The Arc of Justice Institute, visit: https://onthearc.net/

Find Us On Social:

Twitter

Instagram

Description:

This week we find a hidden legal figure inside one of America's favorite TV legal dramas. On May 2nd, 1963 in "The Case of the Skeletons Closet", we find for the first time the appearance of an African American judge and his name was Vince Townsend, Jr

Support The Podcast:

If you enjoy Hidden Legal Figures The Podcast, you can support us by donating here and by leaving a review here.

To contact us or learn more about The Arc of Justice Institute, visit: https://onthearc.net/

Find Us On Social:

Twitter

Instagram

Description:

Donald Lee Hollowell was the one lawyer that Georgians would call on when their rights were being threatened. From his first case in 1952, all the way through his retirement in the early 90’s Hollowell’s name was synonymous with civil rights. In Part 2, his enduring legacy is discussed by veteran civil rights leader, Rev. Otis Moss, Jr.

Support The Podcast:

If you enjoy Hidden Legal Figures The Podcast, you can support us by donating here and by leaving a review here.

To contact us or learn more about The Arc of Justice Institute, visit: https://onthearc.net/

Find Us On Social:

Twitter

Instagram

Description:

Donald Lee Hollowell was the one lawyer that Georgians would call on when their rights were being threatened. From his first case in 1952 all the way through his retirement in the early 90’s Hollowell’s name was synonymous with civil rights.

In Part 1, the cases he handled are detailed by professor Maurice Daniels, author of Saving the Soul of Georgia: Donald L. Hollowell and the Struggle for Civil Rights.

Support The Podcast:

If you enjoy Hidden Legal Figures The Podcast, you can support us by donating here and by leaving a review here.

To contact us or learn more about The Arc of Justice Institute, visit: https://onthearc.net/

Find Us On Social:

Twitter

Instagram

Description:

In 1961, the fate of the nation's oldest public institution of higher learning hung in the balance. It would be up to one federal judge to rule on the question of equality in education. Mercer University Law Professor Pat Longan joins us to reflect on the life and career of Judge William Augustus Bootle and the case that desegregated the University of Georgia.

Guest Bio 

Patrick Longan is a nationally recognized leader in the field of legal ethics and professionalism. Among other positions he holds, Professor Longan is the director of the Mercer Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism and a member of the Georgia Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism. He also serves on the State Bar of Georgia's Formal Advisory Opinion Board and its Disciplinary Rules and Procedures Committee. In 2018, the Supreme Court of Georgia appointed Professor Longan as one of twenty special masters who hear disciplinary cases involving lawyers in Georgia.

Professor Longan teaches Mercer's first year course on professionalism, the upper-level Law of Lawyering course, Jurisdiction and Judgments, and Judicial Field Placement. He received the 2005 National Award for Innovation and Excellence in Teaching Professionalism from the Conference of Chief Justices, the ABA Standing Committee on Professionalism, and the Burge Endowment for Legal Ethics. In his academic career, Professor Longan has also taught at Stetson University, the University of Florida, Southern Methodist University, the Charleston School of Law, John Marshall (Atlanta) Law School, and Georgia State University School of Law. Before entering law teaching, Professor Longan served as a law clerk to Senior United States District Judge Bernard M. Decker in Chicago and practiced law with the firm of Andrews & Kurth in Dallas, Texas.

If you enjoy Hidden Legal Figures The Podcast, you can support us by donating here and by leaving a review here.

To contact us or learn more about The Arc of Justice Institute, visit: https://onthearc.net/

Find Us On Social:

Twitter

Instagram

Terrass "Razz" Misher, Producer, Podcast-on-the-Go, LLC

Mia Mance, Social Media Communications, Mia Talks, LLC

Marvin Cummings, Special Voice Talent

Derrick Alexander Pope, J.D., Host

___________________________________________________

Hidden Legal Figures is licensed for the exclusive use of The Arc of Justice Institute, Inc. The Arc of Justice Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, public educational institution. Hidden Legal Figures: The Podcast copyright © 20190-2020 by Derrick Alexander Pope, J.D. All rights reserved.

Description:

In 1961, the fate of the nation's oldest public institution of higher learning hung in the balance. It would be up to one federal judge to rule on the question of equality in education. Mercer University Law Professor Pat Longan joins us to reflect on the life and career of Judge William Augustus Bootle and the case that desegregated the University of Georgia.

Guest Bio 

Patrick Longan is a nationally recognized leader in the field of legal ethics and professionalism. Among other positions he holds, Professor Longan is the director of the Mercer Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism and a member of the Georgia Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism. He also serves on the State Bar of Georgia's Formal Advisory Opinion Board and its Disciplinary Rules and Procedures Committee. In 2018, the Supreme Court of Georgia appointed Professor Longan as one of twenty special masters who hear disciplinary cases involving lawyers in Georgia.

Professor Longan teaches Mercer's first year course on professionalism, the upper-level Law of Lawyering course, Jurisdiction and Judgments, and Judicial Field Placement. He received the 2005 National Award for Innovation and Excellence in Teaching Professionalism from the Conference of Chief Justices, the ABA Standing Committee on Professionalism, and the Burge Endowment for Legal Ethics. In his academic career, Professor Longan has also taught at Stetson University, the University of Florida, Southern Methodist University, the Charleston School of Law, John Marshall (Atlanta) Law School, and Georgia State University School of Law. Before entering law teaching, Professor Longan served as a law clerk to Senior United States District Judge Bernard M. Decker in Chicago and practiced law with the firm of Andrews & Kurth in Dallas, Texas.

If you enjoy Hidden Legal Figures The Podcast, you can support us by donating here and by leaving a review here.

To contact us or learn more about The Arc of Justice Institute, visit: https://onthearc.net/

Find Us On Social:

Twitter

Instagram

Terrass "Razz" Misher, Producer, Podcast-on-the-Go, LLC

Mia Mance, Social Media Communications, Mia Talks, LLC

Marvin Cummings, Special Voice Talent

Derrick Alexander Pope, J.D., Host

___________________________________________________

Hidden Legal Figures is licensed for the exclusive use of The Arc of Justice Institute, Inc. The Arc of Justice Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, public educational institution. Hidden Legal Figures: The Podcast copyright © 20190-2020 by Derrick Alexander Pope, J.D. All rights reserved.