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Hon. Constance Baker Motley Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Essay Competition
The Federal Bar Association’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee and the Younger Lawyers Division invites Law Students and Younger FederalPractitioners to participate in this inaugural essay competition.
The Federal Bar Association’s Honorable Constance Baker Motley Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Young Member Essay Competition is created to celebrate the life of the Honorable Constance Baker Motley (September 14, 1921 – September 28, 2005) and promote her legacy by encouraging law students and younger federal practitioners to promote, achieve, and sustain diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession.
The Competition is named after Judge Baker Motley, the first African American woman appointed to the United States federal judiciary and the first woman judge in the Southern District of New York. She was a key leader of the African American civil rights movement, a lawyer, judge, state senator, and Borough President of Manhattan, New York City.