University of the District of Columbia School of Law Digital Commons @ UDC Law Journal Articles Publications 2019 Fallen Woman (Re) Frame: Judge Jean Hortense Norris, New York City - 1912-1955 Mae C. Quinn University of the District of Columbia David A Clarke School of Law Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.law.udc.edu/fac_journal_articles Part of the Courts Commons, Judges Commons, and the Legal History Commons Recommended Citation Mae C. Quinn, Fallen Woman (Re) Frame: Judge Jean Hortense Norris, New York City - 1912-1955, 67 (macro my.short_title 451 (2019). Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.udc.edu/fac_journal_articles/25 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Publications at Digital Commons @ UDC Law. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal Articles by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ UDC Law. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Fallen Woman (Re)framed: Judge Jean Hortense Norris, New York City – 1912-1955 Mae C. Quinn∗ INTRODUCTION In 1932, William and John Northrop, brothers and members of the New York State Bar, published their book, THE INSOLENCE OF OFFICE: THE STORY OF THE SEABURY INVESTIGATIONS. It purported to provide the “factual narrative” underlying the wide-ranging New York City investigation that occurred under the auspices of their brethren-in-law, Samuel Seabury.1 Seabury, a luminary in New York legal circles, was appointed as one of the nation’s first “special counsel” by state officials to uncover, among other things,