By Antonio D. French
Filed Wednesday, January 25 at 10:32 AM
Judge Michael A. Wolff, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri, delivered his State of the Judiciary address today before a joint session of the General Assembly in Jefferson City. He started his speech with the following remarks on the recent passing of a pioneering black judge:
"Thank you for this opportunity to speak with you today. Before I begin, I would like for us to remember Judge Theodore McMillian, who died last week. Judge McMillian was our state’s first black circuit judge, state appeals judge and, for the past 27 years, a distinguished member of the United States Court of Appeals in St. Louis. He was a historic figure, an inspiration to those of us who were privileged to know him, and a generous mentor. Through his talents, persistence, civility and sense of humor, Judge McMillian opened doors that had previously been closed to men and women of his race. Let us pause for a moment of silence to honor him. Thank you."
Click here to download a PDF of Wolff's full speech.
1 Comments:
I should give props to photojournalist Wiley Price, who took that wonderful photo of Judge McMillian.
A link in the story does take you to the SLU-hosted page on the judge's death, which does identify Price as the photographer.
9:43 AM, January 26, 2006
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