Oral History of Ronald C. Jessamy, Sr. Index
Bar Association of the District of Columbia, 9, 17 use of library by minority lawyers, 9, 17
Barry, Marion, 26 Boasberg, James, 8, 32 Botts, Sam, 14
City Paper (newspaper), 25
Civil Rights Act of 1964, 39
Cooper, Ollie May, 9
Council of the District of Columbia v. Gray, 30
D.C. Financial Autonomy Act, 26 Davenport, Chester, 6
District of Columbia Bar, 6 Douglas, Fred, 13
explosion in agency cases, 35
FDIC. See Resolution Trust Corporation
First Regional Securities, Inc. See Legg, Mason & Company, Inc. Ford Motor Company, 56
Frederickson, Bruce, 29
Friedman, Paul, 35
Gasch, Oliver, 6, 7, 28, 29, 33 Gesell, Gerhard, 31
Ginsburg, Ruth Bader, 11 Greater Southeast Hospital, 10
Hartman v. Albright, 33
Hill, Anita, 14
Holder, Eric, 11
Houston, Charles Hamilton, 11 Hudson, Jim, 6
Hudson, Leftwich and Davenport, 5, 13, 28 Jessamy, Albright (twin brother, 1 Jessamy, Ronald, Jr. (son), 20
University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 21 Jessamy, Ronald, Sr. – Personal
Architecture and Engineering library job, 18 draft, 4
elementary school, 2
father, 3
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Otis Elevator Company, 1 foster home, 1
George Washington University Law School, 4, 5 tuition remission, 19
high school, 3
Howard University, 2, 5, 9, 18
business major, 3
government major, 4 mother, 1, 2
New Rochelle, New York, 2 public housing, 1
ROTC, 5
Yonkers, New York, 1
Jessamy, Ronald, Sr. – Professional
Council for Court Excellence, 15, 16
D.C. Martin Luther King Support Group, 16 explosion in agency cases, 35
Hudson, Leftwich and Davenport, 5, 13, 28 Jessamy, Douglas & Fort, 13
Jessamy, Fort & Ogletree, 13
Jessamy, Fort & Botts, 14 Non-Appropriated Funds Committee, 16 Ollie May Cooper Award Program, 9 political activities
campaign chairman for Vincent Orange, 27
sponsor of the candidates’ forum for the Office of Attorney General, 26 treasurer for John Ray’s mayoral campaign, 25
“Treasurer for Life,” 25
reappointment committee, 16
thoughts on rule changes in federal court,, 34 Washington Bar Association President, 11, 15
Jessamy, Taylor (daughter), 20 Hampton University, 21
Mercer University, 22
Rehabilitation Administration and Services, 21 Southern Illinois University, 22
Upward Bound volunteer work, 21
Jordan & Keys, 14
Jordan, Keys & Jessamy, 15
Kay, Alan, 18
Kinsey, Thomas Edward, 28
Harvard University, 28
Kinsey v. Legg, Mason & Co., Inc., 32
Leftwich, Willie, 6, 29
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Legg, Mason & Company, Inc., 28 Local Budget Autonomy Act of 2012, 30
Marshall, Thurgood, 11
Masters, Lorie, 26
Metro. See Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Morgan, Edward (foster father), 2
Morgan, Katherine (foster mother), 2
Nixon Administration, 20
No Compulsory No-Fault Insurance, 31 Norton, Eleanor Holmes, 24
Ogletree, Charles, 13, 14
Ollie May Cooper Award Program, 9 Orange, Vincent, 27
Payton, John, 11
Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco), 7, 23, 36
Racine, Karl, 26
Ray, John, 17, 24, 25
Resolution Trust Corporation, 34, 35
Smith, J. Clay, 10
Starke, George, 25
Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 7, 34
changes in practice in Superior Court, 33
difference in the practice before Federal Court and Superior Court, 33
Thomas, Clarence, 14 Turner v. WMATA, 32
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 6, 7, 26
United States District Court for the District of Columbia, 6, 7, 8, 15, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34 United States Information Agency, 29
Venable LLP, 26
Vietnam War, 4
Voluntary Bar Association, 11
Washington Bar Association, 1, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 17, 26 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit (Metro), 8, 32 Washington Post, 18, 19
William, Alexander, 14
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