Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to celebrate the life and legacy of Judge Angelique ``Angie'' Reed, who passed in the city of New Orleans. Judge Reed was the quintessential judge. She was fair, but she was firm. She expected the best out of lawyers in front of her, and she demanded nothing less. She was a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, and, in honor of her, I am wearing my pink tie today. She was also a faithful member of Jack and Jill, that provides mentorship to children and communities all across the country, and she was a faithful member of the New Orleans Chapter of The Links. Let me just say that her membership in all of these organizations really highlighted her love for New Orleans. On the national level, she was a member of the Judicial Council of the National Bar Association, even co-chairing the event in New Orleans. I first met Judge Angie Reed when she was just a young lawyer in the City Attorney's Office and I was a law clerk trying to find my way around. She took me under her wing and taught me life lessons that I would never forget about the practice of law: that it was not about trying to make money; it was not about you, but it was about your client; it was about making a difference; it was about righting a wrong. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in his speech, ``Give Us the Ballot,'' proclaimed that, if you give us the ballot in the South, we will elect judges and put judges on the bench that will love mercy and do justice.…”