Judge Smith’s impacts extend far beyond the courtroom’s walls. She has actively worked to improve the judicial system, advocating for social justice, equity, representation, and lending her voice and expertise to countless organizations fighting for change.
Michele Storms is a leader of civil rights organizations and established racial justice in the Pacific Northwest.
When she was found guilty of murdering her attacker and known predator in 1972, she was convicted by an all-white jury and became a symbol of women’s self-defense
Lead plaintiff in a lawsuit for equal treatment for women athletes in the US
Dolores Sibonga, a Seattle political pioneer, was the first Filipino American to serve on the Seattle City Council in 1978.
Native Amerian lawyer and activist
New Zealand writer, teacher, lawyer and community leader
Claudette Colvin was arrested for refusing to give her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus to a white person months before Rosa Parks.
As the first Latina and third woman appointed to the Supreme Court, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor has made an impact in and out of the courtroom.
The first female Solicitor General of the United States and now a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, Elena Kagan is a prominent legal scholar and jurist who has advocated for justice and equality since childhood.