Interview with Antoinette "Toni" Stringer, July 16, 2014

Project: Legacy of African American Judges in Kentucky Oral History Project

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Interview Summary

Judge Toni Stringer discusses her career and service as a Judge in Jefferson County Kentucky. Born on April 4, 1956 in Louisville, Kentucky. Judge Stringer discusses her commitment to community service and her experience as a law school student at Indiana University. She discusses the difference in serving as a public defender and a prosecutor and shares some of her most memorable cases. Judge Stringer offers some memories about the impact of other black judges on her own career. The theater of the court was appealing and she mentions Ernie Jasmine as an inspiration. At Kentucky State University, Judge Stringer studied theater in preparation for a career in the law.

Interview Accession

2014oh141_laaj013

Interviewee Name

Antoinette "Toni" Stringer

Interviewer Name

Constance Ard

Interview Date

2014-07-16

Interview LC Subject

Judges--Kentucky

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Stringer, Antoinette Interview by Constance Ard. 16 Jul. 2014. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Stringer, A. (2014, July 16). Interview by C.. Ard. Legacy of African American Judges in Kentucky Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Stringer, Antoinette, interview by Constance Ard. July 16, 2014, Legacy of African American Judges in Kentucky Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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