Joy, Latrelle Bright 2022-08-17
In this interview, Lubbock city Councilwoman Latrelle Bright Joy provides further information on her children and grandchildren. She discusses some of the volunteer work she did in the 1970s while raising her children, and then going back to Texas Tech law school at age thirty-five. After law school, she began working for Warlick Carr in his law firm. Various cases are discussed, along with her focus on family law and eventually collaborative law. She retired as a lawyer after thirty-five years. Joy also discusses changes to Lubbock downtown and some of the major figures she worked with in addition to Carr.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Latrelle Bright Joy
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: June 22, 2022
Location: Lubbock, TX
Interviewer: Elissa Stroman
Length:01:11:01 (1 hour 11 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction; her children and activities; The decision to go to law school; Working in a law firm; Memorable cases; Divorce cases; Balancing children and work; Downtown Lubbock; the 1980s and 1990s
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/376554 >
Related Interview: Joy, Latrelle Bright 2022-06-22; Joy, Latrelle Bright 2022-10-31; Joy, Latrelle Bright 2022-11-29
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