Background
Ramsey, Henry was born on January 22, 1934 in Florence, South Carolina.
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Ramsey, Henry was born on January 22, 1934 in Florence, South Carolina.
Student, Howard U. Bachelor, University of California, Riverside, 1960; Bachelor of Laws, University of California, 1963; student Institute Education Management, Harvard University, 1992; Doctor of Laws (honorary), William Mitchell College Law, 1996.
Deputy district attorney, Contra Costa County, California, 1964-1965;
private practice, Ramsey & Rosenthal, Richmond, California, 1965-1971;
professor of law, University of California, Berkeley, 1971-1980;
judge Superior Court County of Alameda, State California, Oakland, 1980-1990;
dean School Law,, Howard U., Washington, 1990-1996;
vice president for legal affairs, acting general counsel, Howard U., Washington, 1994-1995;
retired, Howard U., Washington. Visiting professor law University Texas, Austin, 1977, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1977-1978, Am.Indian Law Center, U. New Mexico, 1980. Member, president Council Legal Education, Opportunity, Washington, 1987-1993.
Chair Law School Admission Council-Bar Passage Rate Study Group, 1990-1993. Member Fellows of America Bar Foundation Advisory Research Committee, since 1995. Member Council for Court Excellence, District of Columbia Jury Project, since 1996.
Panelist Washington, District of Columbia region Center for Public Resources, Institute for Dispute Resolution.
Member City Council Berkeley, 1973-1977, Criminal Justice Planning Board, County of Alameda, 1973-1976. Trustee City of Berkeley Library., 1973-1974, Fibreboard Asbestos Compensation Trust, since 1994. Board directors Redevelopment Agency, Berkeley, 1971-1973.
With United States Air Force, 1951-1955. Member American Bar Association (member section legal education and admissions to bar since 1982, chair 1991-1992, member standards review committee 1992-1995), National bar Association, National Center State Court Justices (member of commission trial court performance Studies. 1987-1995, District Svc. award 1990), American Law Institute, American Judicature Society, California Judges Association, Cosmos Club, Federal City Club, Alpha Phi Alpha.
Son of Henry Ramsey and Mary Ann Brunson. Reared by Charles Arthur and and Nellie Tillman. Married Evelyn Yvonne Lewis, June 11, 1961 (divorced September 1967).
Children: Charles, Githaiga, Robert, Ismail. Married Eleanor Mason Ramsey, September 7, 1969. Children: Yetunde, Abeni.