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SPEAKER_01: Hello, from Wonder Media Network, I'm Jenny Kaplan, and this is Encyclopedia Wamanica. Today's queer icon was the first openly gay black judge to serve in the federal judiciary. She presided over prominent cases on everything from political corruption to terrorism to the civil litigation that followed the infamous Central Park Five case. Let's talk about the honorable Deborah Batts. Deborah Ann Batts was born on April 13th, 1947 in Philadelphia alongside her twin sister, Diane. Their father, Dr. James Batts Jr. was a decorated combat surgeon in World War II. He later became the director of maternal and infant care for the city of Philadelphia. Deborah's mother, Ruth, was a nurse turned homemaker. Deborah grew up in an education centered home. In 1965, Deborah and her twin sister graduated at the top of their class at the Philadelphia High School for Girls. The following fall, Deborah enrolled at Radcliffe College where she majored in government. The year of Deborah's graduation, 1969, was a tumultuous time in the United States. Amid the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Vietnam War, Deborah was inspired to pursue a career in social justice and law. She enrolled at Harvard Law School where she served on the editorial board of the Harvard Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Law Review. In 1972, Deborah graduated from law school and clerked for longtime federal New York judge Lawrence W. Pierce. After a year, Deborah joined the litigation department of the prestigious law firm Cravath, Swain & Moore. Deborah worked as a litigator for six years before becoming a federal prosecutor. During this time, Deborah married fellow lawyer Ira McCown Jr. Together, the two had two children before the marriage dissolved. In 1984, Deborah joined the faculty at Fordham University. She was the first black person at the university to receive tenure. It was around that time that New York Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan recommended Deborah apply to be a federal judge. From the 1980s to the early 1990s, Deborah's application wasn't given consideration. The George H. W. Bush administration said Deborah was very nice, but thought she wasn't fit to be a federal judge. Then in 1994, President Bill Clinton nominated Deborah. At the time of her appointment, Deborah's sexuality as a queer woman was known to the public. It did not inhibit her nomination. The American Bar Association immediately rated her unanimously qualified. On June 23rd, 1994, Deborah Batts was sworn in as a federal judge during Pride Week. It would be 17 years before another queer judge would be sworn into the federal judiciary. In 2011, Deborah married Dr. Gwen Zornberg, a psychiatrist. Not only did Deborah break barriers for black and queer women, she also used her prominent role as a federal judge to model compassion. Following a surgery, a fellow judge found Deborah writing character testimonies on behalf of recently incarcerated people from her hospital bed. Deborah also worked closely with RISE, a program with the Southern District of New York that aims to reduce the rate of recidivism. On February 3rd, 2020, Deborah unexpectedly died from complications with a knee surgery. She passed away in her Manhattan home at the age of 72. Longtime friend of Deborah's, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, said in a statement to the New York Times that Deborah lived her life openly and earnestly with fortitude and conviction. Deborah Batts is hailed as a superb professor, trial advocate, and role model. In her three decades as a professor, she mentored hundreds of law students while also balancing her career as a federal judge. She's known by many of her colleagues as a trailblazer for her work in elevating black and queer rights and representation. All month, we're honoring pride. For more on why we're doing what we're doing, check out our newsletter, Wamanica Weekly. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram at Encyclopedia Wamanica. Special thanks to Liz Kaplan, my favorite sister and co-creator. Talk to you tomorrow.
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