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,pet]s 7= himself & ,ms4 ,/ab5[7        
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution  ,a   
resolution honor+ ! life & legacy (     
,judge ,damon ,j]ome ,kei?4  ,:]eas     
,judge ,damon ,kei? 0 born on ,july #d1 
#aibb1 9 ,detroit1 ,mi*igan1 & di$ at 8 
home 9 ,detroit1 ,mi*igan1 surr\nd$ by  
family & lov$ ones1 on ,april #bh1      
#bjai2 ,:]eas ,judge ,damon ,kei?       
receiv$ a ba*elor ( arts f ,we/ ,virg9ia
 ,/ate ,univ]sity1 a juris doctor f     
,h[>d ,univ]sity ,s*ool ( ,law1 & a ma/]
 ( laws f ,wayne ,/ate ,univ]sity ,law  
,s*ool2 ,:]eas ,judge ,damon ,kei? s]v$ 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,army f #aidc to      
#aidf1 :5 he 0 dis*>g$ z a s]geant2     
,:]eas ,judge ,damon ,kei? devot$ 8 life
 to public s]vice & s]v$ m ?an #ej ye>s 
on ! ,f$]al b5*1 :]e he 0 a *ampion =   
civil rights & individual lib]ties =    
all2 ,:]eas ,judge ,damon ,kei? s]v$ z  

"o ( ! fir/ co*airm5 ( ! ,mi*igan ,civil
 ,rights ,commission at its inception 9 
#aifd1 :]e he work$ to oppose           
discrim9ation & en=ce equal protection  
"u ! law2 ,:]eas ,judge ,damon ,kei? 0  
fir/ nom9at$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,di/rict
 ,c\rt = ! ,ea/]n ,di/rict ( ,mi*igan 9 
#aifg by ,presid5t ,lyndon ,johnson &   
s]v$ z ! ,di/rict ,c\rt's fir/ ,african 
,am]ican *ief judge f #aige to #aigg2   
,:]eas ,judge ,damon ,kei? became ! six?
 ,african ,am]ican to s]ve on ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,c\rt ( ,appeals = ! ,six?       
,circuit :5 he 0 nom9at$ by ,presid5t   
,jimmy ,c>t] 9 #aigg1 & he s]v$ z s5ior 
judge on ! c\rt f ,may #a1 #aiie1 until 
8 pass+2 ,:]eas1 9 a #aigj decision1    
,judge ,damon ,kei? upheld ! civil      
rights ( /ud5ts 9 ,pontiac1 ,mi*igan1 :5
 he ord]$ a bus policy & new b\nd>ies = 
s*ools 9 ,pontiac1 ,mi*igan1 9 ord] to  
end racial segregation2 ,:]eas ,judge   
,damon ,kei? def5d$ ! protections       
gu>ante$ "u ! ,f\r? ,am5dm5t to !       
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates :5 he    

held 9 ,unit$ ,/ates v4 ,s9clair1 #cba  
,f4 ,supp4 #ajgd 7,e4,d4 ,mi*4 #aiga7 t 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t mu/ obta9 a   
w>rant be=e beg9n+ dome/ic electronic   
surveillance1 & t l&m>k decision 0      
unanim\sly upheld by ! ,supreme ,c\rt ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 9 ,g>rett v4   
,city ( ,hamtramck1 #cid ,f4 ,supp4     
#aaea 7,e4,d4 ,mi*4 #aige71 ,judge      
,damon ,kei? rul$ aga9/ h\s+            
discrim9ation & ord]$ ! city (          
,hamtramck1 ,mi*igan1 to relocate       
approximately #ejj ,african ,am]icans :o
 _h be5 displac$ by f$]ally support$    
urban r5ewal projects2 ,:]eas ,judge    
,damon ,kei? work$ ?r\gh\t 8 c>e] to    
safegu>d ! civil lib]ties1 civil rights1
 & vot+ rights ( all p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 :ile oppos+ h\s+1 employm5t1 & racial  
discrim9ation2 ,:]eas ,judge ,damon     
,kei? has receiv$ m ?an #dj honor>y     
degrees z well z ! ,sp+>n ,m$al f !     
,national ,association = ! ,advancem5t (
 ,color$ ,p1 ! highe/ honor aw>d$ by !  
organization = di/+ui%$ a*ievem5t1 & !  

,edw>d ,j4 ,devitt ,di/+ui%$ ,s]vice to 
,ju/ice ,aw>d1 ! highe/ aw>d t c be     
be/[$ on a memb] ( ! ,f$]al judici>y2   
,:]eas ,judge ,damon ,kei? inspir$      
g5]ations ( lawy]s t s]v$ "u him z cl]ks
 & influ5c$ ! ,/ate ( ,mi*igan =        
decades2 & ,:]eas ,judge ,damon ,kei?1  
:o co9$ ! phrase democracies die beh9d  
clos$ doors1 w be rememb]$ = 8 d$ication
 to uphold+ ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates & 8 commitm5t to ju/ice3 ,n[1    
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate honors ! life & 
legacy ( ,judge ,damon ,j]ome ,kei? & 8 
d$ication to uphold+ civil rights4