This 81 year old judge presides over the Court of Appeals and doesn’t
have plans to retire for another decade. One of the first black female
judges in a United States courtroom, her call to right injustice began
two decades before the Civil Rights Movement. She is fiercely democratic
and a"behind-the-scenes" mover and shaker in the political
arena for the past 5 decades, Spencer has a hard time understanding
how anyone cannot be socially active when there is so much work to
be done, be it improving the school system or helping the homeless.
QUOTE:
"When I was younger, up until when I was 60, I was very impatient
with people. Not with dealing with people in court but the general
sector. When I would see something that annoyed me, I thought, "What’s
wrong with this person?" I didn’t cut people any slack.
But as I have matured and grown older I am much more tolerant. I understand
that people are not cut from the same cloth. The way they are is a
result of their life experience. In that way I think aging is an advantage.
After all, there should be some gifts that come with aging!!" |
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