Tougaloo Trustee Becomes Major Law Firm Partner

Tougaloo's very own alumna and trustee, Shirlethia Franklin, has been slated for admittance to partnership in the global law firm Jones Day.

Franklin’s career includes work as a former senior U.S. Department of Justice official, litigating civil cases involving the federal government. She was a member of the 2013 - 2014 Class of White House Fellows for leadership and public service and previously served on the board of directors for the White House Fellows Foundation and Association.

Franklin earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Tougaloo College and a Juris Doctor from Howard University School of Law. A TCNAA life member, she was elected TCNAA Alumni Representative to the Tougaloo College Board of Trustees (term 2017 - 2020) and was recently the Howard University School of Law Sesquicentennial Rising Star Award Recipient in 2019. She was a Tougaloo College "40 Under 40" Honoree in 2016 and UNCF Young Alumnus of the Year in 2015.

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