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Constance Baker Motley (1921–2005) was an influential American civil rights lawyer, judge, and politician. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, she earned her law degree from Columbia University and worked as a law clerk for Thurgood Marshall at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Motley became the first African American woman to argue a case before the Supreme Court in 1949. She later served as a New York State Senator and was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson as the first African American woman federal judge. Throughout her career, Motley played a pivotal role in advancing civil rights and gender equality in the United States.
