House
Resolution
21
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Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
21
BY
GUSTOFF
,
ANDREWS
,
JONES
,
THOMSON
,
WILBURN
,
LOHSE
,
R.
JOHNSON
,
BAGNIEWSKI
,
and
MADISON
A
Resolution
honoring
the
centennial
anniversary
of
the
1
National
Bar
Association
and
its
Iowa
co-founders.
2
WHEREAS,
in
1914,
Gertrude
Durden
Rush
graduated
3
from
Des
Moines
College
and
studied
law
under
the
4
tutelage
of
her
attorney
husband,
James
B.
Rush;
and
5
WHEREAS,
in
1918,
after
studying
at
Drake
University
6
and
LaSalle
University,
Gertrude
Durden
Rush
passed
7
the
bar
examination,
becoming
the
first
black
woman
to
8
practice
law
in
the
State
of
Iowa;
and
9
WHEREAS,
in
1924,
Gertrude
Durden
Rush
was
refused
10
membership
in
the
American
Bar
Association
because
of
11
her
race;
and
12
WHEREAS,
in
1924,
Gertrude
Durden
Rush
co-founded
13
the
Negro
Bar
Association
in
Des
Moines
with
fellow
14
Iowa
attorneys
James
B.
Morris,
Sr.,
George
H.
Woodson,
15
Charles
P.
Howard,
Sr.,
S.
Joe
Brown,
and
others;
and
16
WHEREAS,
the
Negro
Bar
Association
became
known
as
17
the
National
Bar
Association
and
was
incorporated
in
18
the
State
of
Iowa
on
August
1,
1925;
and
19
WHEREAS,
the
National
Bar
Association
has
20
carried
out
its
objectives
to
advance
the
science
of
21
jurisprudence;
improve
the
administration
of
justice;
22
preserve
the
independence
of
the
judiciary
and
to
23
uphold
the
honor
and
integrity
of
the
legal
profession;
24
to
promote
professional
and
social
intercourse
among
25
the
members
of
the
American
and
the
international
bars;
26
to
promote
legislation
that
will
improve
the
economic
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condition
of
all
American
citizens,
regardless
of
1
race,
sex,
or
creed
in
their
efforts
to
secure
a
free
2
and
untrammeled
use
of
the
franchise
guaranteed
by
3
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States;
and
to
protect
4
the
civil
and
political
rights
of
the
citizens
and
5
residents
of
the
United
States;
and
6
WHEREAS,
the
National
Bar
Association
is
the
7
nation’s
oldest
and
largest
national
network
of
8
predominantly
black
attorneys
and
judges
representing
9
the
interests
of
approximately
67,000
lawyers,
judges,
10
law
professors,
and
law
students;
and
11
WHEREAS,
the
National
Bar
Association
is
organized
12
around
25
substantive
law
sections,
10
divisions,
12
13
regions,
and
80
affiliate
chapters
throughout
the
14
United
States
and
around
the
world;
and
15
WHEREAS,
notable
members
include
Charles
Hamilton
16
Houston,
Thurgood
Marshall,
Constance
Baker
Motley,
and
17
Johnnie
Cochran;
and
18
WHEREAS,
current
members
of
the
National
Bar
19
Association
work
in
and
hold
leadership
positions
20
in
Fortune
500
companies,
law
firms
of
all
sizes,
21
impactful
public
interest
agencies,
state
and
federal
22
governments,
and
leading
academic
institutions;
NOW
23
THEREFORE,
24
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
25
That
the
House
of
Representatives
honors
and
thanks
26
the
National
Bar
Association
for
100
years
of
service
27
to
the
state
and
legal
community,
and
honors
and
28
recognizes
the
Iowans
who
helped
found
the
National
Bar
29
Association.
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