Georgia Court of Appeals Senior Judge Herbert Phipps called on lawyers in particular and “good” people in general to speak out against injustice in the opening session of a gathering Thursday of about 300 state and federal appellate judges and attorneys from around the country. The summit spans four days at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis in downtown Atlanta.
“We still have serious issues with voter suppression. I tell young lawyers all the time, we still need C.B. Kings and Donald Hollowells and Constance Baker Motleys,” Phipps said, recalling pioneering civil rights lawyers in a panel discussion titled “Drum Majors for Justice: the Georgia Experience.”
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