Honorable Joyce London Alexander

Joyce London Alexander, a Howard University graduate, became the first African American woman to serve as a chief U.S. magistrate judge. She sat in the District of Massachusetts and mentored a generation of court staff and young lawyers.

• First African American woman to serve as a chief U.S. magistrate judge.
• Long tenure on the federal bench in Massachusetts.
• Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in 2005.