Judge AW Center

The Judge Alexander Williams Jr. Center for Education, Justice & Ethics

Judge Alexander Williams, Jr, dedicated to public service, served as a federal judge from 1994 to 2014, and currently teaches at Howard University School of Law. In 2022, the Center showcased its dedication to the holistic development of leaders and those committed to social justice, enterprise, and innovation. This year brought a wave of unique discussions, important ideas, and boundary-pushing events that opened perspectives and sparked critical thinking. Through its commitment to education, the Judge AW Center amplified the voices of professionals aligned with the Center’s work. The Center highlighted important stories spanning from racial history of housing discrimination and the Senate’s historical anti-lynching hate crime bill to a preacher’s perspectives on the intersection of neuroscience and social justice. On May 27th, 2022, the Center hosted its inaugural Social Justice Bootcamp in partnership with Frederick Douglass High School in Baltimore. The bootcamp is a way to facilitate opportunities for students to amplify their voices through social justice advocacy.

In 2022, Judge Williams Jr. served as the co-chair of the Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission, which was the first independent commission with three representatives from each respective party in the state of Maryland.

The Center has flourished under the combined leadership of Director of Programs, Dr. Kameron Van Patterson and Director of Strategic Partnerships and Outreach, Karen Bond.