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A resolution recognizing and honoring the life and achievements of Constance Baker Motley, a judge for the United States District Court, Southern District of New York.

Introduced: October 7, 2005 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11333-11334; text as passed Senate: CR S11334; text of measure as introduced: CR S11328)
Oct 7, 2005
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11333-11334; text as passed Senate: CR S11334; text of measure as introduced: CR S11328)
Oct 7, 2005
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Commends the late Constance Baker Motley, the first African-American woman appointed and confirmed for a federal judgeship and the former chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, for her service on the court and her lifelong commitment to civil rights and social justice.

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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11333-11334; text as passed Senate: CR S11334; text of measure as introduced: CR S11328)

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Oct 7, 2005
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Oct 7, 2005
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Oct 7, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 272: A resolution recognizing and honoring the life and achievements of Constance Baker Motley, a judge for the United States District Court, Southern District of New York.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-272/
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"S. Res. 272: A resolution recognizing and honoring the life and achievements of Constance Baker Motley, a judge for the United States District Court, Southern District of New York.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-272/.
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S. Res. 272, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-272/.
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[S. Res. 272: A resolution recognizing and honoring the life and achievements of Constance Baker Motley, a judge for the United States District Court, Southern District of New York.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-272/)
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