Four Jamaican women sworn in to argue cases before US Supreme Court

Four Jamaicans were among 13 Black women in Florida who were sworn in last week to argue cases before the United States Supreme Court.

The women have been added to the prestigious list of distinguished lawyers across the country Five are judges, while eight are attorneys

They were sworn in at the Supreme Court in Washington DC

The Jamaicans include judges Maxine Cheesman and Cymonie Rowe, magistrate Maxine Williams, and attorney-at-law Allison Smith

Cheesman noted that it was historic since a large group of Black women had never previously gathered to be inducted at the US Supreme Court adding that it was also a great accomplishment for the State of Florida

Lawyers are employed by the US Supreme