…isn’t just the police, the judges and the state’s attorney,” she said. “It’s much more than that. I believe that we are the justice system. We, the members of the community, are the justice system because we are the victims of crimes.”
Mosby said her cousin’s 1994 murder was her first introduction to the criminal justice system.
“Having to go to court and deal with prosecutors,” she said. “Having to go to court and see my neighbor who had the courage and audacity to cooperate with the police … to testify in court and the way the district attorney’s office treated my family is something that inspired me.”
At the age of 6, Mosby was accepted in a school desegregation program in Massachusetts. She later participated in a study of the civil rights movement.
“After having that awesome experience I knew I wanted to be an attorney,” she said during her campaign.
She is the mother of two daughters and the wife of a Baltimore city councilman. Mosby graduated from Tuskegee University.
“At the end of the day I’m here to do my job. It’s about applying justice fairly and equally to those with and without a badge.”
Built For This: Baltimore City State’s Attorney, Marilyn Mosby was originally published on blackdoctor.org
