During her address at Fordham Law School’s graduation ceremony Monday, Chief U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain of the Southern District of New York spoke about the importance of mentorship, including the influence Constance Baker Motley, the first Black woman to serve as a federal judge, played in her own life.

“I have the opportunity to serve as I do today because of the care, vision, generosity, and grace of God and of those who have mentored me,” Swain said.

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