New Haven native, first Black female federal judge honored on US Black Heritage stamp
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on February 4, 2024
New Haven native Constance Baker Motley was the first Black woman to be appointed as a federal judge in the United States and argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Motley won nine of her ten U.S. Supreme Court cases. The tenth was later overturned in her favor.
She is now being featured on the 47th U.S. Postal Service Black Heritage stamp.
Motley grew up in New Haven 
