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Community, Connections and Your Friendly Neighborhood Judge with Judge Derek Mosley
Let's listen to the inspiring journey of Judge Derek Mosley, a true advocate for empowering the youth and promoting civil discourse, whose path to the law was ignited by a character he saw on LA Law.
Explore how Judge Mosley uses social media to share impactful Black history stories, inspiring future generations to rise against adversity. Find out the significance of leading by example, as Judge Mosley encourages young people to see him as a role model and act upon their dreams, when you listen to this episode.
Tune in to learn how his passion for law and inspiring others led him to create the METAL Program, providing students with invaluable insights into various career opportunities and discover the program's impact as students get the chance to meet professionals from different fields, fostering a sense of curiosity and ambition. Join Judge Derek Mosley in embracing a "we" mindset instead of an "I" perspective, fostering meaningful change in our communities.
Episode Highlights:
12:25 - No matter if you're Black, White, Asian, Latino, no matter what your background is, if you don't eat, you are going to die. You can be as opposite as you think we are, but we have to eat to survive. So, why not let's get together and eat as humans and just talk and get to know each other? When you do that, you realize you have more in common than what separates you, and that's been going on from day one.
14:29 - When I was going to school, Martin Luther King is about the extent of Black people you learned about, and you learned a little bit about slavery and then Black history. So, if you knew nothing about Black people, you would think our entire diaspora was slavery and Martin Luther King.
18:29 - I think it's important for my daughters to see it because they know how important it is to me that it's important to them because now they're doing it. They do the same thing.
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Guest Bio:
Derek Mosley graduated from Marquette University Law School in 1995. After graduation he served as an Assistant District Attorney for Milwaukee County from 1995-2002. As an Assistant District Attorney, he represented the State of Wisconsin in over 1,000 criminal prosecutions. In 2002, Mr. Mosley was appointed Municipal Court Judge in Milwaukee. At the time of his appointment, he was the youngest African-American to be appointed judge in the State of Wisconsin. For ten years Mr. Mosley served as the Chief Judge of the Milwaukee Municipal Court. In 2023, Mr. Mosley became the Director of the Lubar Center for Public Policy Research and Civic Education at Marquette University Law School.
Judge Mosley routinely speaks both nationally and internationally about Unconscious Bias and Black History. Also, as a kidney transplant recipient, he is an ardent supporter of Donate Life Wisconsin, the National Kidney Foundation, and Versiti (formerly the Blood Center of Wisconsin). He currently serves as a Donate Life Hollywood advisor to the television and movie industries to promote accurate depictions of organ donation and transplant on television and in movies. In his spare time, Judge Mosley is a local Milwaukee foodie, and served as a 2022 James Beard Judge for the James Beard Foundation.
