Background
Lowe, Mary Johnson was born on June 10, 1924 in New York City.
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Mary Johnson Johnson Lowe
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Bachelor, Hunter College, 1952. Bachelor of Laws, Brooklyn Law School, 1954. Master of Laws, Columbia University, 1955.
Doctor of Laws, City University of New York, 1990.
Career
Born in New York, NY, Lowe received a B.A. from Hunter College of the City University of New York in 1951, an LL.B. from Brooklyn Law School in 1954 and an LL.M. from Columbia Law School in 1955. She was nominated to the court by Jimmy Carter on May 10, 1978, to a seat vacated by John M. Cannella, confirmed by the United States Senate on June 23, 1978, and received her commission on June 27, 1978. She assumed senior status on July 27, 1991, serving until her death on February 27, 1999, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Membership
Member Women in Criminal Justice, Harlem Lawyers Association, Bronx Criminal Lawyers Association, New York County Lawyers Association, Bronx County Bar Association, New York State Bar Association (award for outstanding judicial contribution to criminal justice Section Criminal Justice 1978), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Urban League, National Council Negro Women, National Organization of Women.
Connections
Married Ivan A. Michael, November 4, 1961. Children: Edward H. Lowe, Leslie H. Lowe, Bess J. Michael.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Recipient award for outstanding service to criminal justice system Bronx County Criminal Court Justices Bar Association, 1974, award for work on narcoticscases Assistant District Attorneys, 1974.Recipient award for outstanding service to criminal justice system Bronx County Criminal Court Justices Bar Association, 1974, award for work on narcoticscases Assistant District Attorneys, 1974.