NEWS & NOTES
had his day in court more than six years after submitting his
Throughout his life, Judge Ward quietly and with great modesty
application. Federal Judge Frank Hooper dismissed his case.
and humility changed the modern day legal community and our
society as a whole. I am so proud to be a native Atlantan, a
Even though he did not gain admission to UGA, Judge Ward’s
southern woman and a member of this diverse Bar of attorneys.
courage, strength and tenacity set the stage for the ultimate
We would not be who we are today, without the selfless sacri-
desegregation of the institution in 1961. After completing law
fices of Judge Ward. In 2014, UGA’s President Jere Morehead
school at Northwestern University, Judge Ward joined the law-
presented Judge Ward with an Honorary Law Degree from
yers who had assisted him in his case, Donald Lee Hollowell
the UGA School of Law. Later this month, the Georgia State
and Constance Baker Motley, to represent Hamilton Holmes
Bar was planning to honor him with the Randolph Thrower
and Charlayne Hunter in their quest to gain admissions to
Lifetime Achievement Award. I have no doubt that he would
UGA. After 175 years of segregation, UGA was desegregated.
have accepted the award graciously, but perhaps the greatest
Judge Ward’s continued efforts toward civil rights would include
gift we can all give him is to live our lives with purpose and to
numerous landmark civil rights cases such as representing
utilize the law to make the world an inclusive accepting place in
young Martin Luther King, Jr. the night that he was arrested
which all people are afforded equal opportunities and access. ■
in DeKalb County, GA and transported to Reidsville Prison.
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