Vanzetta McPherson was appointed U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Middle District of Alabama in 1992; she retired from the bench in 2006. Prior to the appointment, she practiced law in Montgomery, Ala., for 15 years, focusing on family law in the state courts and constitutional litigation in the federal courts. McPherson was the keynote speaker at the Civil Rights Memorial re-dedication ceremony honoring Johnnie Mae Chappell and other forgotten civil rights martyrs in 2000.
Vanzetta McPherson was appointed U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Middle District of Alabama in 1992; she retired from the bench in 2006. Prior to the appointment, she practiced law in Montgomery, Ala., for 15 years, focusing on family law in the state courts and constitutional litigation in the federal courts. McPherson was the keynote speaker at the Civil Rights Memorial re-dedication ceremony honoring Johnnie Mae Chappell and other forgotten civil rights martyrs in 2000.