US Circuit Judge
Playlists
All Videos (25)
- What I Do
- Great Part
- Challenges
- Education
- Transition from Teacher to Lawyer
- First Position After Law School
- Elevator Ride in the Federal Building
- Journey to Become a Judge
- Funny Stories
- Favorite Subjects
- Goals
- Helpful Teachers
- Heroes
- Professional Leadership
- Respect For All
- Perry Mason and Thurgood Marshall
- TV Judges
- International Training
- Love of Reading
- Think Before You Act
- Judicial Qualifications
- Skills to Develop
- Being Underestimated
- Overcoming Obstacles
- Did it Anyway
Bio
Watch The Hon. Ann Claire Williams, United States Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, discuss her journey from teacher to lawyer to United States District Judge to her current position. When Judge Williams was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 1999, she became the first African-American judge on the Seventh Circuit. She has worked tirelessly to promote the development of attorneys and of her fellow judges both internationally and in the United States. And she has a long history of giving back, including her founding of the “Just the Beginning Foundation”. The Just The Beginning Foundation, one of our nation's premier pipeline organizations aimed at training and inspiring students from middle school through law school and increasing diversity in the legal profession and judiciary, will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2012.
