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Constance Baker Motley
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Constance Baker Motley served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson and confirmed Aug 30, 1966. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Confirmed
- Aug 30, 1966
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1921
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New YorkLyndon B. Johnson · Aug 30, 1966 – Sep 28, 2005
Education
- New York UniversityB.A., 1943
- Columbia Law SchoolLL.B., 1946
Career
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; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1982-1983
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