1. Honorable Zoe A. Bush

2. Honorable Thomas J. Motley
Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.
Harvard Law School Class of 1979
Columbia College Class of 1976
Law Clerk, Judge Robert F. Collins U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (1979–1980)

3. Honorable Thomas J. Motley
Excerpted from an interview conducted by The HistoryMakers …
Debra Lee, Class of 1980, on the Honorable Thomas J. Motley:
“The fellow I rode up with was named Thomas Motley. And he ended up being in my section, and has turned out to be, you know, one of my best friends in life.”
“He’s also a judge here in Washington [D.C.].”
“He’s also a judge here and—which goes to show you he took law school much more seriously than I did.”

4. Honorable Thomas J. Motley

5. Honorable Eric V. Moyé
Judge, 14th Civil District Court, Dallas County, Texas
Harvard Law School Class of 1979
Southern Methodist University Class of 1976

6. Honorable Eric V. Moyé

7. Honorable Gary J. White
Judge, District Superior Court, Stamford, Connecticut
Harvard Law School Class of 1979
College of Holy Cross Class of 1976
Presiding Judge, New Haven Superior Court
Assistant Administrative Judge, Danbury Superior Court

8. Honorable Gary J. White

9. Honorable David K. Getachew-Smith
Judge, Fulton County Juvenile Court, Georgia
Harvard Law School Class of 1980
Yale College Class of 1976

10. Honorable Lee V. Coffee Criminal Court Judge, State of Tennessee
Harvard Law School Class of 1981
Northwestern University Class of 1978

11. Honorable Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr.
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Harvard Law School Class of 1981
Columbia College Class of 1978
Law Clerk, Hon. Vincent L. Broderick, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

12. Honorable Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr.

13. Honorable Sharon V. Burrell
Judge, State of Maryland, Sixth Judicial Circuit
Harvard Law School Class of 1982
Barnard College Class of 1979
Law Clerk, The Honorable Harry A. Cole, Court of Appeals of Maryland, 1982–1983

14. Honorable Sharon V. Burrell

15. Honorable Laura Taylor Swain
Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Harvard Law School Class of 1982
Harvard-Radcliffe College (B.A., 1979)
Law Clerk, Honorable Constance Baker Motley, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (1982–1983); U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Eastern District of New York (1996– 2000)

16. Honorable Laura Taylor Swain

17. Honorable Robert Raymond Reed
Judge, New York City Family Court, Bronx County
Harvard Law School Class of 1984
Stanford University Class of 1981
Civil Court of the City of New York, New York

18. Honorable Robert Raymond Reed

19. Honorable Karen Freeman-Wilson
Former Presiding Judge of the Gary City Court, Indiana
Harvard Law School Class of 1985
Harvard College Class of 1982

20. Honorable Karen Freeman-Wilson

21. Honorable Lisa White Hardwick
Judge, Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Missouri
Harvard Law School Class of 1985
University of Missouri Class of 1982
Circuit Judge, Jackson County (16th Judicial Circuit)

22. Honorable Lisa White Hardwick

23. Honorable Rick E. Lawrence
Judge, Maine District Court, Lewiston, Maine
Harvard Law School Class of 1986
Yale College Class of 1977

24. Honorable Eric Z. Lucas
Judge, Snohomish County Superior Court, Washington State
Harvard Law School Class of 1986
University of Washington Class of 1981
Administrative Appeals Judge, Board of the Environmental Hearing Office

25. Honorable Maurice A. Ross
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.
Harvard Law School Class of 1986
Yale College Class of 1983

26. Honorable Maurice A. Ross

27. Honorable Vernon Speede Broderick
Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Harvard Law School Class of 1988
Yale College Class of 1985

28. Honorable Willie J. Lovett, Jr.
Juvenile Court Judge in the Atlanta Judicial Circuit, Fulton County, Georgia
Harvard Law School Class of 1988
Yale College Class of 1985
Law Clerk, Honorable Joseph W. Hatchett, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit (1988–1989)

29. Honorable Victor A. Bolden
Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
Harvard Law School Class of 1989
Columbia College Class of 1986

30. Honorable Victor A. Bolden

31. Honorable Curtis Vincent Gomez
Judge, U.S. District Court of the Virgin Islands
Harvard Law School Class of 1989
George Washington University

32. Honorable George C. Hanks, Jr.
Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
Harvard Law School Class of 1989
Louisiana State University Class of 1986
Law Clerk, Judge Sim Lake of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas (1989–1991)
District Judge, 157th Civil District Court of Texas (2001–2002)
Justice, First Court of Appeals of Texas (2002–2010)

33. Honorable George C. Hanks, Jr.

34. Honorable Robert Leon Wilkins
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Washington, D.C.
Harvard Law School Class of 1989
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Class of 1986
Law Clerk, Judge Earl Gilliam of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (2010–2014)

35. Honorable Robert Leon Wilkins

36. Honorable Wilhelmina M. Wright
Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
Harvard Law School Class of 1989
Yale College Class of 1986
Law Clerk, Honorable Damon J. Keith, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court (2012–2016)

37. Honorable Wilhelmina M. Wright

38. Honorable Sidney Barthwell, Jr.
Judge, 36th District Court Magistrate, Detroit, Michigan
Harvard Law School Class of 1990
Wayne State University Class of 1986

39. Honorable Tynia D. Richard
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Administrative Law Judge, New York
Harvard Law School Class of 1990
Washington University Class of 1984

40. Honorable Kimberly S. Budd
Judge, Massachusetts Superior Court
Harvard Law School Class of 1991
Georgetown University Class of 1988
 Law Clerk, Chief Justice in the Massachusetts Appeals Court

41. Honorable Donald F. Gaffney
Judge, California Superior Court
Harvard Law School Class of 1991
California State University, Fullerton Class of 1988

42. Honorable Denise Jefferson Casper
Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
Harvard Law School Class of 1994
Wesleyan University Class of 1990
Law Clerk, Edith W. Fine and J. Harold Flannery, Massachusetts Appeals Court (1995–1998)

43. Honorable Ketanji Brown Jackson
Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.
Harvard Law School Class of 1996
Harvard College Class of 1992
Law Clerk, Justice Stephen Breyer of the U.S. Supreme Court (1999– 2000)

44. Honorable Ketanji Brown Jackson

45. “I work extremely hard to reach the right result in every case that comes before me, because I truly believe that ‘to whom much is given, much is expected.’”
The Honorable Ketanji B. Jackson
Harvard Law School Class of 1996

46. Honorable Sherilyn P. Garnett
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Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court, California
Harvard Law School Class of 1995
University of California, Riverside

47. I will never rest until my good is better and my better is best.”
“Good, better, best.
I will never rest until my good is
better and my better is best.”
The Honorable Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr.
Harvard Law School Class of 1981

48. A Special Thank You to Everyone Who Helped to Create Our “Visual Celebration” of HLS Alumni!
Visual Arts Committee
Alumni Relations Office
Karen Suber, Class of 2006, Co-Chair
Julieanna Richardson, Class of 1980, Co-Chair
Elizabeth Carlson, Class of 2017
Kezmen Clifton, Class of 2017
Brandon Hill, Class of 2018
Corinne Irish, Class of 2004
Victor Kwansa, Class of 2011
Amos Jones, Class of 2006
Amanda Lamothe-Cadet, Class of 2018
Berta Matos, Class of 2006
John Matthews III, Class of 2007
Courtney Robinson, Class of 2018
Nina Simmons, Class of 1995
Jillian Simons, Class of 2018
Kristin Turner, Class of 2017
Tyra Walker, Class of 2018
Brandie Weddle, Class of 2006
David White, Class of 2017
Abraham Williamson, Class of 2018
Karen Chance Mercurius, Director
Sarah Bordeleau
Tom Greene
Ute Lutjens
Jackie Martocchio
Peter Mumma
Susan Whelihan
HLS Historical & Special Collections
Lesley Schoenfeld
HLS Communications
Lorin Granger
Linda Grant
Emily Newburger
Julie Vakoc
Charles Warren Visiting Professor
of American Legal History
Daniel R. Coquillette

49. A Special Thank You to Everyone Who Helped to Create Our “Visual Celebration” of HLS Alumni!