Voices of Friends: Shirley Padmore Mensah ’87, Chief Judge at United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Quaker Matters by Wilmington Friends School

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Shirley Padmore Mensah ’87, who currently serves as the Chief Judge at United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, joined the Quaker Matters Podcast. In this episode, Shirley discusses her time as a student here at Wilmington Friends, her decision to become a lawyer, her love of litigation, and why she decided to transition careers and become a magistrate judge. Enjoy!