June 6, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 95 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E723]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF ATTORNEY JENNIFER ASHLEY MITCHELL-
                                 CARTER

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                        HON. CEDRIC L. RICHMOND

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 6, 2019

  Mr. RICHMOND. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor the life and legacy of 
Attorney Jennifer Ashley Mitchell-Carter, a Louisiana-licensed attorney 
and a founding partner at Pearson & Mitchell, LLC. Mrs. Mitchell-Carter 
passed away on Monday, May 27, 2019 at the age of 34.
  Mrs. Mitchell-Carter was born and reared in Shreveport, Louisiana 
where she graduated from Caddo Parish Magnet High School in 2003. In 
2007, she graduated with honors from Louisiana State University College 
of Arts and Sciences where she earned a bachelor's degree in political 
science. Two years later she became a certified mediator by the Federal 
Mediation and Conciliation Services. In 2011, she went on to earn a 
master's degree in political science from Southern University Nelson 
Mandela School of Public Policy and a Jurist Doctorate from Southern 
University Law Center.
  During her career in state government, Mrs. Mitchell-Carter served as 
the attorney for the Louisiana State Senate's Senate and Government 
Affairs Committee, the Select Committee on Women and Children, and as 
support staff for the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus. Moreover, 
she was the youngest Executive Director of the Louisiana Legislative 
Black Caucus and Executive Director of the Louisiana Legislative Black 
Caucus Foundation.
  Mrs. Mitchell-Carter was a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta 
Sorority, Inc., the American Bar Association, Louisiana State Bar 
Association, Baton Rouge Bar Association, and Louis A. Martinet Legal 
Society.
  Mrs. Mitchell-Carter was an integral part of her community and will 
be missed. My thoughts and prayers are with the family and all the 
members of the community who felt a special connection with her. Her 
legacy will live on through the many people and organizations she 
supported in our great state.
  Madam Speaker, I celebrate the life and legacy of Attorney Jennifer 
Ashley Mitchell-Carter.

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