Constance Baker Motley

Biography of Constance Baker Motley

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Motley
• First Name: Constance
• Middle Name: Baker
• Date of Birth: September , 14 , 1921
• Place of Birth (POB): New Haven , Connecticut (US-CT, CT, 09, Conn., Ct.)
• Date of Death: September , 28 , 2005
• Place of Death (POD): New York , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Gender Identity: Female
• Race or Ethnicity: African American

Constance Baker Motley Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Southern District of New York
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Lyndon B. Johnson ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/26/1966
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Qualified
• Seat vacated by: Dawson , Archie O.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/26/1966
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 08/24/1966
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 08/30/1966
• Commission Date: 08/30/1966
• Date of Service as Chief Judge (begin): 1982
• Termination of Service as Chief Judge (Date): 1986
• Retirement from Active Service: 09/30/1986
• Date of Termination: 09/28/2005
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Constance Baker Motley in the Law School

• Name of School: New York University
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1943

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Columbia Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1946

Constance Baker Motley Career Path

Employment:

• 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

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