Leah Ward Sears Quotes

A collection of quotes by Leah Ward Sears.

Leah Ward Sears is a prominent American lawyer and jurist. Born in 1955, she became the first African American woman to serve as Chief Justice of a state supreme court. Sears was appointed to the Georgia Supreme Court in 1992, and later became its Chief Justice in 2005. Throughout her career, she has championed civil rights, women's rights, and criminal justice reform. Sears has received numerous honors for her contributions to the legal field, and continues to be a respected advocate for equality and justice.

I had very supportive parents that made the way for me, even

I had very supportive parents that made the way for me, even at a time when there were very few women - no women, really maybe two or three women - and very few, fewer than that, African-American women heading in this direction, so there were very few people to look up to. You just had to have faith.

Leah Ward Sears

Faith