Constance Baker Motley
1921–2005 · New Haven, CT
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York | Judge | Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic) | Aug 30, 1966 | Death, Sep 28, 2005 |
Education
- New York University, B.A., 1943
- Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1946
Professional Career
Attorney, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 1945-1965; Member, New York State Advisory Council on Employment and Unemployment Insurance, 1958-1964; State senator, New York, 1964-1965; Borough president, Manhattan, New York, 1965-1966; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1982-1983
Opinions on This Site
32 opinions from 1976 to 2000
- New York v. Julius Nasso Concrete Corp. 2000
- Anatian v. Coutts Bank (Switzerland) Ltd. 1999
- Kepner-Tregoe, Inc. v. Victor H. Vroom 1999
- United States v. Michael Robin Burgess 1999
- Agency Rent A Car System, Inc. v. Grand Rent A Car Corp. 1996
- United States v. Certain Funds Contained in Account Nos. 600-306211-006, 600-306211-011 & 600-306211-014 located at the Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corp. 1996
- Jose Luis Rivas v. Matteo Brattesani (Shield No. 14412) and Joseph Romano (Shield No. 05691) 1996
- Purgess v. Sharrock 1994
- Jackson National Life Insurance v. Merrill Lynch & Co. 1994
- Richard M. McCostis Esq. v. Home Insurance Company of Indiana 1994
- United States v. Cole 1994
- Longway v. Jefferson County Board of Supervisors 1994
- Whalen v. County of Fulton 1994
- United States v. Randall A. Terry 1994
- Organizacion JD Ltda. v. U.S. Department of Justice 1994
- Severino v. Negron 1993
- Longway v. Jefferson County Board of Supervisors 1993
- General Motors Corporation v. Robert Abrams, Attorney General of the State of New York 1990
- Martin J. Sawma v. Cesar A. Perales, as Commissioner of New York State Department of Social Services 1990
- Royal American Managers, Incorporated v. Irc Holding Corporation and Joseph Ambriano, Cross-Appellants, Gerald Dolman, Cross-Appellee 1989
- City of Johnstown, New York v. Bankers Standard Insurance Company, Pacific Employers Insurance Company 1989
- In re the Arbitration Between New York Typographical Union No. 6 & Printers League Section 1989
- Ad Hoc Committee of Concerned Teachers ex rel. Minor & Under-Age Students Attending Greenburgh Eleven Union Free School District v. Greenburgh 11 Union Free School District 1989
- James B. KNIGHT, Appellant, v. NASSAU COUNTY CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, Appellee 1981
- Bankr. L. Rep. P 68,455 Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Incomco, Inc., Philip M. Smith, Lincolnwood, Inc., Robert S. Novick 1981
- Alberta Gas Chemicals, Ltd. v. Celanese Corporation and Celanese Chemical Company, Inc. 1981
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Incomco, Inc. 1981
- Julius F. Klein v. Harold Smith, as Superintendent of the Attica Correctional Facility, Attica, New York 1977
- United States v. Vincent Anthony Magda 1976
- Lipsky v. Commonwealth United Corp. 1976
- National Labor Relations Board v. Monroe Tube Company, Inc. 1976
- George Arthur v. Ewald P. Nyquist, and Eugene T. Reville 1976