Background
Walker, Lynn Jones was born on January 24, 1948 in Fort Lee, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Lawrence Neal and Mary Ellen Jones.
Foundation administrator lawyer
Walker, Lynn Jones was born on January 24, 1948 in Fort Lee, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Lawrence Neal and Mary Ellen Jones.
Student, Fisk University, 1963—1965. Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Barnard College, 1967. Juris Doctor cum laude, Columbia University, 1970.
Admitted New York Bar, 1971. Law clerk to chief judge United States District Court of Southern District New York, 1970. Attorney National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Incorporated, New York York City, 1971—1973, 1975—1978.
General counsel New York City Commission on Human Rights, 1973—1975. Section chief, deputy assistant attorney general Civil Rights Division United States Department Justice, Washington, 1978—1982. Program officer Ford Foundation, New York City, since 1982.
Member of New York City Legal Aid Society, Association Black Foundation Executives, National Bar Association.