The HistoryMakers video oral history with The Honorable Debra James.

Format Video (Streaming)
PublicationChicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016].
Description1 online resource (5 video files (2 hr., 12 min., 43 sec.)) : sound, color.
Supplemental Contenthttps://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2005.033
Subjects

Other author/creatorJames, Debra A., 1953- interviewee.
Other author/creatorHamilton, Racine Tucker, interviewer.
Other author/creatorHickey, Matthew, director of photography.
Other author/creatorHistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.
Variant title History Makers video oral history with The Honorable Debra James
Portion of title Honorable Debra James
Abstract State court judge Debra Ann James was born on February 16, 1953 in Knoxville, Tennessee. She graduated from Monmouth Regional High School in 1971. James received her B.A. degree in American government and political science in 1975 and her law degree in 1978 from Cornell University. James worked as the assistant corporation counsel for the City of New York, as associate counsel for New York State Mortgage Loan Enforcement and Administration Corporation, and as general counsel for Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation. In 1994, James was elected to the New York City civil court. Prior to running for judge on the New York civil court, she served as general counsel for the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation. During her tenure on the bench, James managed thousands of lawsuits across a variety of areas. In 2002, she was appointed acting state supreme court justice. She was a member of numerous professional and civic organizations.
CreditsVideographer, Matthew Hickey.
Performer Racine Tucker Hamilton, interviewer.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded New York, New York 2005 January 31.
Source of descriptionVendor-supplied metadata.
Genre/formInternet videos.
Genre/formInterviews.
Genre/formNonfiction films.
Genre/formOral histories.
Genre/formOral histories.
Genre/formInternet videos.
Genre/formNonfiction films.
Stock numberA2005.033 HistoryMakers

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