U.S. District Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright for the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

2/13/2018

U.S. District Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright

U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

c./o Federal Building

316 N. Robert Street, Room 334

Saint Paul, MN  55101

Dear U.S. District Judge Wright,

My name is Matt Winick from Ann Arbor, Michigan with a strong interest in learning history and social justice.  In these subjects, I like to learn the need for Civil Rights to be stronger to reduce discrimination, have criminal justice reform to help protect people’s rights while reduce crime, and many others. U.S. District Judge Wright, the main reason I’m writing you a letter is to explain how I find your work when you served as in the Associate Justice in the Minnesota Supreme Court and in your current role as U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota to be very inspiring me.

In August 2012, I liked on how you accepted Governor Mark Dayton to be appointed to serve in the Minnesota Supreme Court to help advocate for criminal justice reform.  On September 2012, I was amazed on how you made history by becoming the first African American woman to serve in the Minnesota Supreme Court.  When you served as Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from 2012-2016, I really appreciated on how you were a strong supporter of Civil Rights by advocating for people with disabilities’ rights, supporting the need for the judicial system including law enforcement to reduce racial profiling to help protect minorities including immigrants from being oppressed, and expressing the need to improve laws to combat against hate-crime in order to help protect minorities including people who are different.  Also when you served in the Minnesota Supreme Court, I liked on how you were a strong supporter of Criminal justice reform like support the need to expand drug treatment programs to help drug-users get the care they need to reduce drug addiction, push for more programs to help victims of crime or victims of domestic violence get assistance from the court system with the law enforcement resources to reduce their trauma, and express the need for more funds for forensic science including DNA testing to help solve evidence efficiently while reduce sending an innocent person to jail.   In April 2015, I liked on how you accepted President Obama to nominate you to serve in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota to help him improve the judicial system including the criminal justice system.  In your current role as U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, I’m very proud on how you are a continuous supporter of Civil Rights including people with disabilities’ rights,  advocate for criminal justice reform, and continue to protect basic civil liberties like the fourth amendment to help protect people from unreasonable search warrants.

U.S. District Judge Wright, I have autism with a learning disability. Having a disability is hard for me because I have trouble comprehending on learning different advance subjects, sometimes I struggle to communicate my thoughts, and get teased. Your commitment to be a strong supporter of Civil Rights including people with disabilities’ rights  really inspires me to work hard on m disability.   Your role as Associate Justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court and your current role as U.S. District Judge give me motivation to continue to learn history including social justice. My future goal is to someday work in these areas to help emphasize the importance of making Civil Rights stronger to reduce discrimination,  the need to improve social justice to make communities safe,  have criminal justice reform to help protect people’s rights while reduce crime, and many others.  

I strongly believe that you made a great difference in the judicial system. I’m very proud on how you are working hard to push for criminal justice reform and support Civil Rights. You truly inspire me to work hard on my disability, learn about your work in the judicial system, and to continue to learn history including social justice. My letter and my picture of me is a gift to you for inspiring me and for Black History Month to help recognize African Americans who work hard to make a great difference for society. Thanks for taking the time to read my letter, working hard to improve criminal justice reform, and inspiring me. I wish you the best to continue to advocate for common sense ideas in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.

Sincerely,

Matt Winick