| Other author/creator | Hood, Denise Page, 1952- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Richardson, Julieanna L., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Stearns, Scott, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title |
History Makers video oral history with The Honorable Denise Page Hood |
| Portion of title |
Honorable Denise Page Hood |
| Abstract |
Judge Denise Page Hood was born in Columbus, Ohio on February 21, 1952. She attended Yale College earning her B.A. degree in 1974. She graduated from the Columbia University School of Law in 1977. Hood worked as a lawyer for the city of Detroit Law Department before being elected into her first judicial position five years later. She has served on the bench of Detroit's 36th District Court, the Recorder's Court and Wayne County Circuit Court. On June 16, 1994, Hood was appointed to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, nominated by President Bill Clinton. She has presided over both criminal and civil cases. Her efforts both in and out of the legal community earned Hood such honors as the Damon J. Keith Community Spirit Award, the Ebenezer A.M.E. Church Woman of Distinction Award, and the Columbus School for Girls' CSG Alumnae Award. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer |
Julieanna L. Richardson, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Detroit, Michigan 2002 August 22. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2002.153 HistoryMakers |
