The Judiciary

September 16 18, 2016

Part II Honorable Zoe A. Bush Honorable Thomas J. Motley

Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C. Harvard Law School Class of 1979 Columbia College Class of 1976 Law Clerk, Judge Robert F. Collins U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (1979–1980) Honorable Thomas J. Motley

Excerpted from an interview conducted by The HistoryMakers …

Debra Lee, Class of 1980, on the Honorable Thomas J. Motley:

“The fellow I rode up with was named Thomas Motley. And he ended up being in my section, and has turned out to be, you know, one of my best friends in life.”

“He’s also a judge here in Washington [D.C.].”

“He’s also a judge here and—which goes to show you he took law school much more seriously than I did.” Honorable Thomas J. Motley Honorable Eric V. Moyé

Judge, 14th Civil District Court, Dallas County, Texas Harvard Law School Class of 1979 Southern Methodist University Class of 1976

Honorable Eric V. Moyé Honorable Gary J. White

Judge, District Superior Court, Stamford, Connecticut Harvard Law School Class of 1979 College of Holy Cross Class of 1976 Presiding Judge, New Haven Superior Court Assistant Administrative Judge, Danbury Superior Court Honorable Gary J. White Honorable David K. Getachew-Smith

Judge, Fulton County Juvenile Court, Georgia Harvard Law School Class of 1980 Yale College Class of 1976

Honorable Lee V. Coffee

Criminal Court Judge, State of Tennessee Harvard Law School Class of 1981 Northwestern University Class of 1978

Honorable Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr.

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit Harvard Law School Class of 1981 Columbia College Class of 1978 Law Clerk, Hon. Vincent L. Broderick, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey Honorable Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr. Honorable Sharon V. Burrell

Judge, State of Maryland, Sixth Judicial Circuit Harvard Law School Class of 1982 Barnard College Class of 1979 Law Clerk, The Honorable Harry A. Cole, Court of Appeals of Maryland, 1982–1983

Honorable Sharon V. Burrell Honorable Laura Taylor Swain

Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York Harvard Law School Class of 1982 Harvard-Radcliffe College (B.A., 1979) Law Clerk, Honorable Constance Baker Motley, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (1982–1983); U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Eastern District of New York (1996– 2000) Honorable Laura Taylor Swain Honorable Robert Raymond Reed

Judge, New York City Family Court, Bronx County Harvard Law School Class of 1984 Stanford University Class of 1981 Civil Court of the City of New York, New York

Honorable Robert Raymond Reed Honorable Karen Freeman-Wilson

Former Presiding Judge of the Gary City Court, Indiana Harvard Law School Class of 1985 Harvard College Class of 1982 Honorable Karen Freeman-Wilson Honorable Lisa White Hardwick

Judge, Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Missouri Harvard Law School Class of 1985 University of Missouri Class of 1982 Circuit Judge, Jackson County (16th Judicial Circuit) Honorable Lisa White Hardwick Honorable Rick E. Lawrence

Judge, Maine District Court, Lewiston, Maine Harvard Law School Class of 1986 Yale College Class of 1977

Honorable Eric Z. Lucas

Judge, Snohomish County Superior Court, Washington State Harvard Law School Class of 1986 University of Washington Class of 1981 Administrative Appeals Judge, Board of the Environmental Hearing Office Honorable Maurice A. Ross

Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C. Harvard Law School Class of 1986 Yale College Class of 1983 Honorable Maurice A. Ross Honorable Vernon Speede Broderick

Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York Harvard Law School Class of 1988 Yale College Class of 1985

Honorable Willie J. Lovett, Jr.

Juvenile Court Judge in the Atlanta Judicial Circuit, Fulton County, Georgia Harvard Law School Class of 1988 Yale College Class of 1985 Law Clerk, Honorable Joseph W. Hatchett, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit (1988–1989)

Honorable Victor A. Bolden

Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut Harvard Law School Class of 1989 Columbia College Class of 1986

Honorable Victor A. Bolden Honorable Curtis Vincent Gomez

Judge, U.S. District Court of the Virgin Islands Harvard Law School Class of 1989 George Washington University Honorable George C. Hanks, Jr.

Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas Harvard Law School Class of 1989 Louisiana State University Class of 1986 Law Clerk, Judge Sim Lake of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas (1989–1991) District Judge, 157th Civil District Court of Texas (2001–2002) Justice, First Court of Appeals of Texas (2002–2010) Honorable George C. Hanks, Jr. Honorable Robert Leon Wilkins

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Washington, D.C. Harvard Law School Class of 1989 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Class of 1986 Law Clerk, Judge Earl Gilliam of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (2010–2014)

Honorable Robert Leon Wilkins Honorable Wilhelmina M. Wright

Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota Harvard Law School Class of 1989 Yale College Class of 1986 Law Clerk, Honorable Damon J. Keith, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court (2012–2016)

Honorable Wilhelmina M. Wright Honorable Sidney Barthwell, Jr.

Judge, 36th District Court Magistrate, Detroit, Michigan Harvard Law School Class of 1990 Wayne State University Class of 1986 Honorable Tynia D. Richard

Administrative Law Judge, New York Harvard Law School Class of 1990 Washington University Class of Picture Not 1984 Available Honorable Kimberly S. Budd

Judge, Massachusetts Superior Court Harvard Law School Class of 1991 Georgetown University Class of 1988

Law Clerk, Chief Justice in the Massachusetts Appeals Court Honorable Donald F. Gaffney

Judge, California Superior Court Harvard Law School Class of 1991 California State University, Fullerton Class of 1988

Honorable Denise Jefferson Casper

Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts Harvard Law School Class of 1994 Wesleyan University Class of 1990 Law Clerk, Edith W. Fine and J. Harold Flannery, Massachusetts Appeals Court (1995–1998)

Honorable Ketanji Brown Jackson

Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, Washington, D.C. Harvard Law School Class of 1996 Harvard College Class of 1992 Law Clerk, Justice Stephen Breyer of the U.S. Supreme Court (1999– 2000)

Honorable Ketanji Brown Jackson “I work extremely hard to reach the right result in every case that comes before me, because I truly believe that ‘to whom much is given, much is expected.’” –The Honorable Ketanji B. Jackson Harvard Law School Class of 1996

Honorable Sherilyn P. Garnett

Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court, California Harvard Law School Class of 1995 University of California, Riverside Picture Not Available “Good, better, best. I will never rest until my good is better and my better is best.”

–The Honorable Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr. Harvard Law School Class of 1981

A Special Thank You to Everyone Who Helped to Create Our “Visual Celebration” of HLS Alumni! Visual Arts Committee Alumni Relations Office Karen Suber, Class of 2006, Co-Chair Karen Chance Mercurius, Director Julieanna Richardson, Class of 1980, Co-Chair Sarah Bordeleau Elizabeth Carlson, Class of 2017 Tom Greene Kezmen Clifton, Class of 2017 Ute Lutjens Brandon Hill, Class of 2018 Jackie Martocchio Corinne Irish, Class of 2004 Peter Mumma Victor Kwansa, Class of 2011 Susan Whelihan Amos Jones, Class of 2006 HLS Historical & Special Collections Amanda Lamothe-Cadet, Class of 2018 Lesley Schoenfeld Berta Matos, Class of 2006 John Matthews III, Class of 2007 HLS Communications Courtney Robinson, Class of 2018 Lorin Granger Nina Simmons, Class of 1995 Linda Grant Jillian Simons, Class of 2018 Emily Newburger Kristin Turner, Class of 2017 Julie Vakoc Tyra Walker, Class of 2018 Brandie Weddle, Class of 2006 Charles Warren Visiting Professor David White, Class of 2017 of American Legal History Abraham Williamson, Class of 2018 Daniel R. Coquillette

A Special Thank You to Everyone Who Helped to Create Our “Visual Celebration” of HLS Alumni!