Breaking barriers: a view from the bench
"This memoir describes how Freddie Pitcher made history in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, by becoming the first Black elected to judgeships at three different levels of the court system. Pitcher recounts his early years in Valley Park-a semi-rural and segregated community-revealing that one of his cou...
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University Press
[2022]
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| Zusammenfassung: | "This memoir describes how Freddie Pitcher made history in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, by becoming the first Black elected to judgeships at three different levels of the court system. Pitcher recounts his early years in Valley Park-a semi-rural and segregated community-revealing that one of his cousins, a civil rights attorney, served as his role model and inspired him to become both a lawyer and change agent. He depicts what it was like to grow up in the segregated South and how the pangs of racial discrimination fueled his drive to challenge the norms of the Baton Rouge judiciary later in life. Pitcher discusses how he systematically forged together Black political organizations, the Black church community, and a group of white attorneys into a campaign coalition that ultimately helped him overcome the racial barriers that prevented Blacks from ascending to the judiciary in Baton Rouge. He details the strategy used to win seats on both the Baton Rouge City and the 19th Judicial District courts when many said a Black could not win a city- or parish-wide election. He later describes many of the challenges he faced as the first and only Black judge in Baton Rouge while highlighting some of the notable cases he tried and sharing his beliefs about judging and the judicial process. Pitcher's story will provide readers with an informative, educational, and inspirational perspective about how Blacks strove and persevered in their efforts to overcome the many roadblocks to their full participation in the political process related to the judiciary"-- |
| Beschreibung: | x, 177 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780807178119 |
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| spelling | Pitcher, Freddie 1945- Verfasser (DE-588)1279561297 aut Breaking barriers a view from the bench Judge Freddie Pitcher Jr. Baton Rouge Louisiana State University Press [2022] x, 177 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Election night : a night of anxiety and jubilation -- How it all began -- Career path : working the politics -- The phone call that started it all -- Running for judge and challenges -- Making another run : Nineteenth Judicial District Court -- Elected : Judge of the Nineteenth Judicial District Court -- Moving up : Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal -- Postjudicial years and new heights in Academia "This memoir describes how Freddie Pitcher made history in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, by becoming the first Black elected to judgeships at three different levels of the court system. Pitcher recounts his early years in Valley Park-a semi-rural and segregated community-revealing that one of his cousins, a civil rights attorney, served as his role model and inspired him to become both a lawyer and change agent. He depicts what it was like to grow up in the segregated South and how the pangs of racial discrimination fueled his drive to challenge the norms of the Baton Rouge judiciary later in life. Pitcher discusses how he systematically forged together Black political organizations, the Black church community, and a group of white attorneys into a campaign coalition that ultimately helped him overcome the racial barriers that prevented Blacks from ascending to the judiciary in Baton Rouge. He details the strategy used to win seats on both the Baton Rouge City and the 19th Judicial District courts when many said a Black could not win a city- or parish-wide election. He later describes many of the challenges he faced as the first and only Black judge in Baton Rouge while highlighting some of the notable cases he tried and sharing his beliefs about judging and the judicial process. Pitcher's story will provide readers with an informative, educational, and inspirational perspective about how Blacks strove and persevered in their efforts to overcome the many roadblocks to their full participation in the political process related to the judiciary"-- Pitcher, Freddie / 1945- African American judges / Louisiana / Biography African American lawyers / Louisiana / Biography African Americans / Louisiana / Baton Rouge / Biography Baton Rouge (La.) / History Louisiana / Law and legislation / History African American judges Louisiana Autobiographies Biographies Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe, PDF Pitcher, Freddie, 1945- Breaking barriers Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2022] 978-0-8071-7810-2 Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe, EPUB Pitcher, Freddie, 1945- Breaking barriers Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2022] 978-0-8071-7812-6 |
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