Honorable Judge Romonda D. Belcher to Speak at Thurgood Marshall Lecture on April 11 - LibGuide and Display

The Honorable Judge Romonda D. Belcher will speak at the annual Thurgood Marshall lecture at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 11 in the Law School Courtroom.  Judge Belcher was appointed as an Iowa District Associate Judge on August 20, 2010, becoming the first African American female judge in the State of Iowa. As a District Associate Judge, she presides over various substantive civil and criminal matters, as well as small claims matters.  She also currently presides over Juvenile Court dependency and delinquency cases.  (Jurisdiction of District Associate Judges is governed by Iowa Code Section 602.6306.) 

The title of Judge Belcher's lecture is "The Making of Thurgood Marshall: A Road Paved Perservering Discrimination."

The Law Library has prepared a LibGuide and a display to accompany the lecture.  Both offer additional information about this year's speaker, Judge Romonda D. Belcher, as well as additional background reading on Thurgood Marshall.  Click here to link directly to the LibGuide.