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MOSBY: Freedie Gray Was Arrested Illegally by Baltimore Police Officers ____________________
(METCO). After graduating with honors from Dover-Sherborn Regional High School in Dover, MA, Marilyn received a Presidential Scholarship to Tuskegee University in Alabama. In 2002, Marilyn became a first-generation college graduate when she graduated, magna cum laude, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. That same year, she was honorably selected to attend the six-week Council On Legal Educational Opportunity (CLEO) Summer Institute at Michigan State-Detroit College of Law, and was, thereafter, a three-year recipient of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship. In 2005, Marilyn earned her Juris Doctorate Degree from Boston College Law School. While in law school Marilyn proved to be an avid public servant. In addition to clerking at several highly-esteemed governmental agencies, including the US Attorney’s Office in both Boston, MA and Washington D.C., and the Homicide Unit of the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office in Boston, Marilyn served within the capacity of the Northeast Regional 2nd Vice Chair of the Black Law Students Association and was also a recipient of the MassachuCONTINUED FROM (PAGE - 13)
setts Black Judges Association Book Award. In 2005, Marilyn pursued her passion for justice over money and joined the Baltimore City State Attorney’s Office where she expeditiously worked her way up the ranks. After a mere five months of service as an Assistant State’s Attorney, she was promoted from an entry level prosecutor to the Supervisor of the Early Resolution Court, where she managed and trained newly sworn district court prosecutors and support staff on proper courtroom decorum and docket management. In six short years, Marilyn advanced from District Court to Misdemeanor to the General Trial Division, where she prosecuted the most heinous felonies in the state. Driven by her love for courtroom litigation and the desire to diversify her legal experience, Marilyn left the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office and began working as Field Counsel for Liberty Mutual Insurance. After a mere three months of successfully litigating civil cases in both District and Circuit Court, she was promoted to the Special Investigation Unit, where she currently evaluates, investigates, and defends against fraudulent insurance claims throughout the state of Maryland. Honorably appointed to the Peer Review Committee
of the Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission in 2012, Marilyn also currently serves as a committee member of the Judicial Nomination Committee for the Monumental Bar Association. She is an active member of the Young Lawyers Section of the Maryland State Bar Association, the Baltimore City Young Democrats, and the Alliance of Black Women Attorneys and serves as Co-Chair Criminal Justice Committee-NAACP Baltimore Branch. In 2013, she was nominated by Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake to serve on the Baltimore City Environmental Control Board. She was also named one of the Baltimore Sun’s 2013 50 Women to Watch, Baltimore Magazine’s 2014 “40 Under 40” and the Daily Record’s 2013 Leading Women. Marilyn also has a heart for youth. She is a Board Advisor and Treasurer for the Christian School of Dance, LLC, and is the President of Empowering Minds of Maryland’s Youth (E.M.M.Y) where she not only mentors adolescent girls, but is also the College Tour Coordinator for this organization. Marilyn Mosby lives in West Baltimore and is the proud mother of two daughters and the doting wife of Nick J. Mosby, 7th District Baltimore City Councilman.
EDITORIAL OPINION FROM DR. BEN CARSON
Dr. Ben Carson on the Death of Freddie Gray
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The type of injury incurred by Mr. Freddie Gray at the base of the cervical spine with significant damage to the spinal cord requires a great deal of direct pressure to that area. It would be almost impossible to acquire such an injury by simply rolling around in a van, regardless of how violently. Therefore, there is a high likelihood that direct trauma occurred. Let us hope that whoever inflicted said trauma did not intend to yield such an outcome. It is undoubtedly true that this entire situation would be easier on everyone if admission of whatever guilt exists and a full description of what occurred is presented to the necessary authorities. Simultaneously, I would like to acknowledge that I have had the opportunity to meet and speak with many police officers and military personnel throughout my life, and the vast majority of them are very decent and caring individuals. Regarding today’s news, I was happy to see that the prosecutor came out sooner rather than later with a statement about a tragic incident surrounded by significant clouds of suspicion. It is unlikely that people who feel wronged by the system were merely going to forget about this if they felt it was being swept under the rug. Now it will be up to everyone to peacefully let the legal and judicial process work, and today is a great start per the prosecutor’s actions.
Dr. Carson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the land, in 2008. He is currently seeking the Republican nomination for President of the United States in the 2016 Republican Primary.
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