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I. Scott Messinger

I. Scott Messinger received his B.A. from Williams College and graduated from Syracuse University Law School. He is a graduate student in American legal history at New York University and an associate historian at the Federal Judicial Center. His article, “Legitimating Liberalism: The Real Image Makers and Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.,” appeared in the Journal of Supreme Court History.

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Clarice Baright

Clarice Baright was one of the first women admitted to the American Bar Association and the second woman to become a magistrate in New York City. Despite many barriers, she had a distinguished career and was the first woman to try a case before an army court-martial.