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Person · 1921–2005

Constance Baker Motley

Civil rights attorney who argued landmark desegregation cases and in 1966 became the first Black woman appointed as a US federal judge.

Law. Civil rights attorney who argued landmark desegregation cases and in 1966 became the first Black woman appointed as a US federal judge.

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    Civil rights attorney who argued landmark desegregation cases and in 1966 became the first Black woman appointed as a US federal judge.