NEW YORK (PIX11) -- The United States Postal Service is commemorating the legacy of former U.S. District Court Judge Constance Baker Motley with a "forever" stamp dedicated to her.
The new stamp is part of the U.S. Postal Service's kickoff to Black History Month.
A graduate of Columbia Law School, Motley was the first Black woman to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. She was also the first Black woman to serve in the New York State Senate.
Motley started her career in 1945 while working for future U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall at the NAACP. She later worked for the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund.
Some of Motley's career highlights include representing Martin Luther King Jr. after he was arrested for marching in Alabama. She worked on 60 cases that reached the Supreme Court.
Motley would go on to win nine of the 10 cases she argued before the Supreme Court. She was also awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal by President Bill Clinton in 2001.
Motley passed away in 2005.
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