Monday, June 30, 2008

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The Life and Legacy of Justice Thurgood Marshall

July 2nd marks the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Justice Thurgood Marshall, the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. Tonight our distinguished panel, who all personally knew Justice Marshall, will reflect on the life and legacy of the Civil Rights legend.

Robert M. Bell

Chief Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals

 Maryland Court of Appeals

The Honorable Chief Judge Bell has served since 1991 as a judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals, the highest court in Maryland, and has been the Chief Judge since 1996. He is Maryland’s first African American to serve as the Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals.

Sheryll Cashin

Former Law Clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, Professor of Law at Georgetown University and Author of The Agitator's Daughter:A Memoir of Four Generations of One Extraordinary African-American Family

 Professor Sheryll D. Cashin

 About Professor Cashin's new book, The Agitator's Daughter

Kweisi Mfume

Former President & CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), U.S. House of Representatives

Congressman Mfume represented Maryland's 7th District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1987-1996 before leaving to become the President & CEO of the NAACP.