February 2023 – Trial Reenactment in U.S. District Court

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Together with the Federal Bar Association, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Historical Society, and the Ninth Judicial Circuit Historical Society, members of the Task Force presented a partial reenactment of the mutiny trial proceedings, as well as Thurgood Marshall’s comments on the verdict, in the ceremonial courtroom in San Francisco.

From left: Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.; Thomas House, Executive Officer, MOTCO; USN, Retired; Dorian Peters; Yulie Padmore; Yolande Barial Knight; Randy Sue Pollock; Jonathan Lee; Jody Iorns, Executive Director, Contra Costa County Bar Association; Mark Conrad

In a separate presentation after the historical trial reenactment, Task Force members Jonathan Lee and Yulie Padmore discussed arguments supporting exoneration of the Port Chicago 50.