Swain, the second woman of color to serve as chief judge in the Southern District of New York, was a law clerk for the first to serve in the post, Judge Constance Baker Motley. She credited another mentor—her law school professor Derrick Bell—with the opportunity for that clerkship.
May 23, 2022 at 05:45 PM
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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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Southern District Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain gives commencement address at Fordham Law School graduation ceremony on May 23, 2022. Photo courtesy of Chris Taggart/ Fordham Law School
