RESUME:
INEZ SMITH REID
7405 – 14th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20012
| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: | ||
| Dec. 12, 2012 | Senior Judge | |
| to Dec. 31, 2017: | District of Columbia Court of Appeals
430 E Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 |
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| June 1995 | Associate Judge | |
| to Dec. 12, 2011: | District of Columbia Court of Appeals
(Chair, D.C. Courts Fairness and Access Standing Committee, 1996 to Dec. 2012) (Access to Justice Commission, District of Columbia, 2004 to Dec. 2012; Vice Chair, 2009 to Dec. 2012) |
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| February 1994 | Counsel | |
| to June 1995 | Lewis, White & Clay, P.C.
1000 16th Street, N.W., Suite 401 |
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| Washington, D.C. 20036
Main Office: 1300 National Building 660 Woodward Avenue Detroit, Michigan 48226 (Environmental Law; General and Commercial Litigation) |
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| July 1991 | Counsel | |
| to January 1994 | Graham & James 2000 M Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036 (Environmental Practice Group: Litigation) |
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July 1986 |
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| to July 1991 | Counsel, Washington, Perito & Dubuc (formerly Washington, D.C. office of Finley, Kumble, et al.; also Laxalt, Washington, Perito & Dubuc)(firm ceased business in summer 1991) 1120 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036 (Litigation Department; Specialties: environmental, civil rights and commercial law) |
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| Fall 1985 | William J. Maier Jr. Visiting Professor of Law |
to June 1986 University of West Virginia, College of Law
Fall 1989 Adjunct Professor of Government and May 2006 Constitutional Scholar, Department of
Government, School of Public Affairs,
American University
Sept. 1983 Corporation Counsel, D.C. (Chief Legal Officer of the
to July 1985 District of Columbia responsible for Civil Litigation,
Regulatory Offenses, Juvenile Justice, Legislation and
Opinions, Advice to Departments, Agencies and
Offices of Government; supervised office of 200 attorneys)
| Dec. 1982 | Deputy Legal Counsel |
| to Sept. 1983 | Legal Counsel Division
Office of the Corporation Counsel District of Columbia Government |
| Feb. 1981 | Chief, Legislation and Opinion Section |
| to Dec. 1982 | Office of the Corporation Counsel
District of Columbia Government |
| Dec. 1979 | Inspector General |
| to Jan. 1981 | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street S.W. Washington, D.C. 20460 |
| May 1977 | Deputy General Counsel for Regulation Review |
| to Nov. 1979 | Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
(Subsequently divided into Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Education) |
| May 1976 | General Counsel |
| to May 1977 | New York State Executive Department
State Division for Youth Albany, New York |
| 1971 to 1976 | Associate Professor of Political Science
Barnard College, Columbia University New York, New York |
| 1971 to 1974 | Executive Director
Black Women’s Community Development Foundation Washington, D.C.
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1966 to 1974 Moved from Instructor to Associate Professor of Political Science
Brooklyn College, City University of New York
New York, New York
1965 to 1966 Lecturer in Political Science
Hunter College, City University of New York
New York, New York
1964 to 1965 Assistant Professor of African Studies and
Political Science
State University of New York, College of New Paltz New Paltz, New York
1963 to 1964 Lecturer in Criminal Law and Law Librarian
(Contract through Ford Foundation and the
Congolese Government)
Ecole Nationale de Droit et d’Administration
Congo-Kinshasa (formerly Leopoldville)
Summers
1962, 1963, Legal Researcher, then Lawyer
1964 NAACP Legal Defense Fund New
EDUCATION:
Elementary and Secondary:
Public Schools of Washington, D.C.
College:
1955-56 Howard University
1956-59 Tufts University
(B.A., 1959, Magna Cum Laude)
Law School: 1952-62 Yale University
(LLB, 1962, C. LaRue Munson Prize, Public Defender Chairman’s Cup)
Graduate School:
1962-63 UCLA
M.A., 1963 (Political Science)
1965-68 Columbia University
Ph.D., 1968, Dissertation Topic: Constitutional
Development in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
University of Virginia School of Law
Graduate Judges Program, 2002-2004
Master of Laws in the Judicial Process, 2004
| AWARDS | |
| AND HONORS: | 2019 – Dean’s Medal, Tufts University, School of Arts and Sciences
2013 – Living Legend Medallion, Dunbar High School Alumni Federation, Washington DC
2012 – Charles Hamilton Houston Medallion of Merit, Washington Bar Association, 2012
2009 – Ollie Mae Cooper Award, Washington Bar Association |
2008 – Olender Foundation, Hero in Law 2008
2007 – Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia Star of the Bar 2007
2007 – James F. Jenkins Pillar of Faith Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Spiritual Community
2006 – Equal Justice Award, University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law
2003 – Designated into the Hall of Fame, Washington Bar Association of the National Bar Association
2000 – Bar Association of the District of Columbia
Hero in Law Award
1998 – Tufts University Chair
In Recognition of Ten Years As A Trustee
1996 – Charlotte E. Ray Award
Greater Washington Area Chapter
Women Lawyers Division National Bar Association
1996 – D.C. School of Law
Outstanding Service Award
As Former Chairperson, Board of Governors
1995 – Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama
Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree
1995 – Fifteenth Annual
Founders’ Lecturer
Ollie May Cooper Award Ceremony
Washington Bar Association
“Guns, School Violence And
United States v. Lopez”
1990 -NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Pro Bono Award
1988 – Tufts University Alumni Distinguished Service Award for outstanding contributions to profession
1986 – to date – Who’s Who in the East (and other Who’s Who directories)
1983 – Award for Service, United Church of Christ, Board for Homeland Ministries
1982 – Arthur Morgan Award for Outstanding Service to Antioch University
1978 – Certificate of Appreciation,
Board of Trustees, Antioch University (June)
1978 – Brooklyn College (CUNY) Award, In recognition of contributions to higher education and to human understanding
1976 – Emily Gregory Award for Distinguished and Outstanding Teaching and Service to Students,
Barnard College, Columbia University
1976 – Life Service Award, Association for Study of Afro-American Life and History, Region 2
1974 – Certificate of Appreciation, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C.
1974 – Certificate of Recognition,
Council of Concerned Black Executives
1973 – Achievement Award, Brooklyn
Chapter of the Negro Business and
Professional Women’s Club
BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DIRECTORS, AND
EDITORIAL BOARDS:
Board of Directors, New Birth Corporation, Inc., 1982-Date, Daytona Beach, Florida (Acquisition, Renovation and Maintenance of the childhood home of noted African American theologian, Dr. Howard Thurman, placed on the National Register of Historic Places, 2018)
Board of Directors, United Church of Christ, 2015-2021
Board of Directors, Local Church Ministries, United Church of Christ, 2009-2015
American Lung Association, D.C., Board of
Directors, 1994 to 2009 (Chairperson, 1998- 2000)
D.C. School of Law Board of Governors/DCSL Foundation,
1991 to 2023 (Chairperson, July 1991 to June 1995)
Tufts University, Medford, MA, Board of Trustees: 1988-1998; Trustee Emeritus, 1999-date; Board of Advisors, Arts and Sciences: April 2011 to 2020
Lancaster Theological Seminary, Board of Trustees,
1988 to 2002; Trustee Emeritus, 2003-date
National Conference of Commissioners on
Uniform State Laws, Commissioner, District of Columbia, 1982 to 1995
Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights
Under Law, 1987 to 1995 (Co-Chairperson, 1989 – 1990)
Antioch University, Board of Trustees, 1975 – 1985 (served as
Chairperson of the Executive Committee and Chairperson of
Board for part of this period)
Antioch University School of Law
Board of Governors, late 1970’s to early
1980’s (served as Chairperson of the
Executive Committee (during this period)
Fair Employment Council, 1990 – June 1995
(Chairperson, 1993 to June 1995)
| United Church of Christ Board for Homeland Ministries, 1979 – 1983 (served on the Board of Directors from 1978 – 1983 and Vice | |
| Chairperson on the Board of Directors from
1981 – 1983) SIGNS (Journal published by the University of |
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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND CLUBS: PUBLICATIONS: |
Chicago; Editorial Board, 1975 – 1976)
Member, American Bar Association Foundation Member, California and New York State Bars Member, District of Columbia Bar Member, Federal Bar Association Member, National Bar Association Member, Washington Bar Association DC Court of Appeals Published Opinions, Atlantic Reporter, 1995-2017. “From Birth to the Bench: A Quiet But Persuasive Leader” (Tribute to the Honorable George Bundy Smith), 68 Albany Law Review 215 (2005). “Historical Links: The Remarkable Legacy and Legal Journey of the Honorable Julia Cooper Mack,” 8 University of the District of Columbia Law Review301 (2004) Maryland Environmental Law, 1990; revised 1991; Prepared for Federal Publications, Inc. (with William D. Evans, Jr. and Associates of Washington, Perito & Dubuc). Environmental Problems on the Jobsite, 1990; Prepared for Federal Publications Inc. (with |
| J. Lifschitz and Associates of Washington, Perito & Dubuc). |
“Is There a need for an Elected D.C.
Attorney General?” Washington Lawyer, March/ April 1987, pp.59-64.
“Law, Politics and the Homeless,” 89 West
Virginia Law Review, 115 (1986)
“District of Columbia Not Liable for
Injuries When Police Officer Shoots Relatives” with Charles Reischel, 25 Municipal Attorney, July to August, 1984.
“An Issue That Minorities and the Poor No Longer Can Ignore: The Environment,” in Cottingham, editor, Race. Class, Poverty:
The Worst Losers (D.C. Health Co., 1982)
“The Impact (or Potential Impact) of Selected Public Policy Concepts on the Poor,” prepared for the Vassar College Public Policy Conference, March 7, 1980.
“Women and Presidential Policies. Women and
Presidential Politics,” Howard University, Blacks, Presidential Politics and Public Policy Conference, October 25, 1979.
“How Powerful Is Powerful? The Women’s
Movement, The Four Black Congresswomen” in
Bernice Cummings and Victoria Schuck, Women
Organizing. An Anthology, Metuchen, N.J. and London: the Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1979, pp. 25-45.
“Optimism Is Not Warranted,” Howard University Law Journal, April 1977.
“Black Americans and Africa,” The Black American Reference Book, Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1976, pp. 648-683.
“Cancer, Sterilization, Hypertension,
Alcoholism, Depression, Etc.: Is There Hope for
for Black Women, for Black People?” Prepared for the
for the National Institute of Education (HEW), Dec.1975.
“Science, Politics and Race,” SIGNS (University of Chicago Press), Volume 1, No.2, Winter 1975.
“Equal Protection or Equal Denial: Is
It Time for Racial Minorities, the Poor, the Women, and Other Oppressed People to Regroup?” 3 Hofstra Law Review, 1-36 (1975).
“Black Man, Black Woman at the Controversial Gate,” with Frantz Reid, Essence, October (1973).
“Cast Aside by the Burger Court: Blacks in Quest of Justice and Education, ” 49 Notre Dame Lawyer, 105-121 (1973).
From Gammon to Howard. Proceedings of the 1972 African-American National Conference of Africa, Washington, D.C. 1973 (edited with Ronald Walters).
“Together” Black Women, first editions,
1972; second edition, 1975, Third Press, New York
“The Burger Court and the Civil Rights
Movement: The Supreme Court Giveth and the Supreme Court Taketh Away,” 3 Rutgers-Camden Law Journal, 410-440 (1972).
“African Nationalism in Southern Africa and Zimbabwe,” in Potholm, editor, Southern Africa, in Perspective, New York: Free Press (1972).
“An Analysis of Black Studies Program” 1 Afro-American Studies 11-21 (1970).
The Black Prism: Perspectives on the
Black Experience, New York: Faculty Press, 1970 (edited works of the 1969 Brooklyn
College Summer Institutes in Afro-American Studies).
“The Conflict Over Decentralizing of the Educational System in New York City,” 2 Pan African Journal, 69-93 (1969).
“Arab Africa and Black Africa: Prospects for Unity – A Bibliographic Essay, 3 African Forum, 82-091 (1966-68).
“The Evolution of a New Nation: Problems of Judicial Reorganization,” 37 Southern California Law Review, 21-46 (1964).
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