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SEPTEMBER 2015
By Oliver A. Khan
Meet CBA President
Patricia Brown Holmes
A Bar Association for
Everyone
Judge Patricia Brown
Holmes is everything you
would hope for in a leader:
warm, funny, and welcom-
ing. The second African
American female president
of the CBA, her life, struggles,
and the philosophy imparted
by her parents all inform her
leadership of the bar.
A self-described rabble-
rouser, Holmes brings a spirt
and energy to her office,
and, as is clear from the
stories of her youth and legal
career, she is a member of
the vanguard on issues of
race, justice, and inclusion.
Photos by Bill Richert