Feb. 24, 2012

The California African American Museum’s (CAAM) History Council presented Conversations at CAAM with the Honorable Carol D. Codrington, Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeals on Feb. 18 in Los Angeles. Codrington discussed her professional experience, other African American justices and the issues of being an African-American female justice. Trial attorney and former journalist Valerie D. Morris led the discussion. Morris also sits on the board of CAAM’s History Council. Codrington is the first African-American justice appointed to the Fourth District and is currently the only African-American female justice in the state. CAAM’s current exhibition “Justice, Balance and Achievements: African Americans and the California Courts,” provided a catalyst for the discussion. The exhibition, on view through May 27, examines the achievements of African-American judicial leadership. Through objects and photos, the exhibition also celebrates the 17 African American justices who served on the Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal in California.