Constance Baker Motley (née Baker; September 14, 1921 – September 28, 2005) was an American jurist and politician who served as a Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern …

Constance Baker Motley (born September 14, 1921, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.—died September 28, 2005, New York, New York) was an American lawyer and jurist, an effective legal advocate in …

The first Black woman to argue before the Supreme Court was the first in a series of firsts for Constance Baker Motley. In 1964, she changed careers and became the first Black woman elected …

One of LDF’s first female attorneys, Constance Baker Motley wrote the original complaint in Brown v. Board of Education and pioneered the legal campaigns for several seminal school desegregation …

Feb 20, 2020 · From the late 1940s through the mid-1960s, Constance Baker Motley did as much as any American to end racial segregation. Yet her memory has receded outside the federal Judiciary, …

Mar 8, 2024 · Motley's impact extended beyond her legal career, as she also made significant strides for women's rights. As a pioneering Black woman in the legal profession, Motley shattered barriers and …

Feb 3, 2025 · Motley helped craft the argument for the landmark school desegregation case Brown vs. Board of Education. She was the first Black woman to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court, winning …

Motley worked behind the scenes in nontraditional political spaces for women; she was a litigator in courtrooms across America at a time when the legal profession was almost exclusively populated …

Mar 8, 2024 · Working alongside Thurgood Marshall throughout the South, Baker Motley achieved major civil rights victories over a two-decade career. The first Black woman to appear before the …

In the spring of 1963, Constance Baker Motley watched the protests in Birmingham, Alabama, with hope—and concern. The nation’s most segregated city, Birmingham had become the center of the...