Women In Law

"She realized it would not be helpful to me. That's how I put it to her"

"She knew a lot of people would be there. It was a good audience to come home to. There were a lot of old, longtime, loyal Democrats she had worked with over the years."

"With this initiative, I’m still working for the public good but in a volunteer position, rather than in an elected position. The work still requires listening and responding to others and engaging them and leveraging their energies to get things done."

"The community rallying to preserve and honor a significant piece of history has been truly gratifying."

"This building is an irreplaceable historical community asset."

"Everybody was looking at you, so that if you didn’t do things just right, you were somehow speaking for a whole race of people."

"A lot of times, if girls or young women don’t see people who look like them actually dare to do these things, they don’t dare because they don’t see it as something that could be done."

"In those days, for young black girls, there was the choice of singing in the choir, playing an instrument, (dancing) or girl scouting. I couldn’t dance, I was already taking piano lessons and singing in the choir, so girl-scouting fit right in."

"Baskerville, a trailblazing African American woman, embodies a new model of the public servant."

"Judge Becker’s many written decisions establish her as a fair and balanced judge, one who knows how to look at a case from all sides and resolve it with the quiet voice of legal reasoning."

"Her colleagues consistently choose her for leadership positions in recognition of her common sense and hard work."

"Leadership is about how well you listen to and help others. Any success I have attained is because I listened to someone who was much wiser than myself."

"I’m blind. I don’t have partial vision but I can see colours as long as the colours are bright. I have a vision but I don’t see (laughs)!"

"I think that is where I would call for inclusive schools. If we in principle agree that an education is not just a privilege for few but is a right for everyone, I think every educational facility be it physical or academic should be prepared to serve everyone regardless of gender or disability. All of the barriers that I had faced in an integrated school were artificial barriers. None of them were natural barriers. I believe that society has the power to remove all those barriers. I think it is about the various beliefs – if education is considered a right for everyone, every facility while being designed and used will be designed to cater to everyone’s use. It is about a mindset I would say. If you budget printing books in ink, you should also budget printing books in braille as it can easily be done!"

"It was not easy for the gender movement to easily convince that gender should not be a point of discrimination. It is imbibed in the viewpoint of society. You don’t find these things on the cover of a book; they are very deeply rooted. Such things exist in the being of a society. It requires a very systematic and collaborative effort to address them. In my opinion, empowering a society that has zero tolerance for any form discrimination is the solution. I know it is a long term investment and people would want an answer for facing discrimination that entails their group being given priority in this fight. However, that would result in other groups being left behind. I would encourage partnership, human oriented thinking of development where it is not only about numbers rather it is about the ability to ensure that no one is left behind. I would encourage joint movement of human beings and recognition of human diversity as values in a given society. I think that can take us forward."

"I was going to get a gun or a taser or something. I was going to do something to protect myself."

"My goal is to work with my colleagues on the bench to help drive change to improve service to the public. These reforms include increasing efficiency and saving public resources, while making sure every person served by our court is treated with dignity and respect."

"When I began to really feel frightened at work was when it became evident no entity was going to intervene. The judicial system does not seem equipped to handle really bad behavior, so it inadvertently rewards bullying."

"I am committed to interdisciplinary scholarship that crosses traditional sector lines. The Wilson Center provides an ideal setting for such work."

"Hattie Babbitt has been a distinguished public servant, and the Center is delighted that she will be joining its community of public policy scholars"

"She will be an asset for the Center, and I know many of our scholars will want to draw on her extensive experience. Her work on issues of globalization, the information technology revolution, and the U.S. response capability to these post-Cold War developments dovetails with several key themes being emphasized in the Center's ongoing work."

"All men are created equally free and independent. Those words will take on a more complete meaning for the women… of Vermont."

"Women could be politicians if they were willing to work and sacrifice."

"One of life's most comforting extras is love of the land…I see here the same land which the Northrop Family knew for nearly two centuries…I feel close to the America I knew in days gone by and because I feel free here…I feel the love of those whom I have known there which today still gives me a feeling of confidence, protection and peace."

"She is a fixture in our community here. We are all hoping for her complete recovery."

"Loranne is blessed to have such a strong support system and such an outpouring of love from friends and family. Thank you for all of the thoughts, prayers, and cards. She has a long road ahead, and Loranne gains strength from the uplifting messages she receives."

"While she would prefer a faster pace, Loranne is doing her best to slow down and let her body heal. We remain hopeful that Loranne will make a full recovery."

"If much remains to be done, new avenues to be explored, new attitudes and ideas to be found, we have given the direction to future assemblies."

"The U.N. could and should remain the best means of international cooperation that has ever been at mankind's disposal."

"But we have to nurse and cherish and cultivate it."

"Adams' legacy nonetheless broke barriers for women in the legal profession and established a precedent for women achieving high political office."

"Her professional excellence is reflected in the many professional appointments and honors she has received."

"Her commitment to advancing women lawyers has had a profound effect on countless numbers of women in the profession in other ways as well."

"Ms. Campbell's decades of work to advance the cause of women and their families have led to legal rights and public policies that have enriched the lives of virtually every woman in this country, including women lawyers."

"In other recognition, she has been repeatedly named a leading individual in Chambers USA, which reports that clients have described her as tremendously agile and a fabulous advocate, a consummate practitioner before any appeal court and a brilliant appellate lawyer."

"The only way to improve on domestic revenue mobilization is through alternative dispute resolution instead of going to courts ."

"It requires an all hands-on deck approach to accomplish the shift into a sustainable island state and encouraged everyone to use “our vibe” as Caribbean people to “leverage what we have to offer to take our place on the global stage."

"This is the time for the Caribbean to rise; to rise and be a global leader. This is the time for the people of the region to show the world the gift with which we have been endowed, our intellect, our capacity, our creative genius, the warmth, and kindness, and make no mistake, it is not an accident that the Caribbean is one of the greatest tourism destinations in the world."

"Alternative dispute resolution is a win-win situation for both URA and the taxpayer because cases are resolved Faster. We spend a lot of time and money in court, but if taxpayers opted for alternative dispute resolution, time and money will be saved."

"Faithful, Available, Teachable"

"The JSC appointments during my tenure were made in accordance with the Judicial Service Commission Act and the Constitution. Reappointments were effected by the appointing authority—the President of Uganda—without requiring ULS input, as incumbents were eligible for a second term"

"The first thing that would help to define St. Kitts and Nevis as a sustainable island state is the recognition that you must be part and are a part of something great. Something that is bigger than yourselves. A momentum that is driving you, that is driving a country, that is driving a region."

"During my presidency, ULS launched an anti-sexual harassment policy and organized a Rule of Law Symposium on sexual misconduct within the legal profession"

"Failure to follow procedures renders such decisions improper and unlawful"

"Furthermore, as an institution that is expected to be at the forefront of the drive for good corporate governance and best practice; and requires its listed entities to abide by the highest corporate standards and which is viewed as a beacon; the failure to observe these basic norms in human resources and general management is an indictment on the institutional practices of USE that if not nipped in the bud will set a precedent for the future."

"Kathleen’s appellate skills and contributions to the practice of law have been widely recognized and honored."

"I note that the letter (from the USE CEO) does not disclose the reasons for termination of my contract, which is renewable every three years. You will also note that during the last three years my performance has been satisfactory."

"I therefore had a legitimate expectation that my contract would be renewed for a further period of three years. In my view the manner in which my contract was terminated was unlawful"

"In all these ways, her efforts to advance women lawyers mirror her efforts in so many other ways, both personal and professional, to advance all women in the profession."

"I am not religious. I believe in God, I draw my strength from God, I belong to a church and prayer group, I do my devotions every day, I take time off to read the word of God and to pray and I believe I get guidance from God."