VP Kamala Harris' years at University of California Hastings College of the Law — the era of her life that perhaps has gotten the least public scrutiny — offer a window into how she thinks about her role as a politician and a Black woman in politics
, BLSA members volunteer what free time they have to push for increased awareness of the challenges Black people face in the legal profession — as well as the law’s disparate impact on Black communities.
In those days, Hastings had emerged as a prestigious perch for aspiring litigators as the elite private law schools churned out corporate lawyers, according to Matsuda. Smack in the middle of San Francisco, Hastings lay within a block of the local trial court, the federal courthouse, the California Supreme Court and City Hall. Public figures frequented the school for speeches, as well.
Helping the woman get released from jail was “a moment that proved how much it mattered to have compassionate people working as prosecutors,” according to the memoir, and it would set Harris on her career path. By the end of the summer, she had an offer for a deputy district attorney position waiting for her after graduation and the bar exam.
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