| − | In 1903, President [[Theodore Roosevelt]] appointed Pritchard to become an associate justice for the Supreme Court of Washington, D.C., and later the former senator became a circuit court judge. During this time, Pritchard actively pushed against Jim Crow laws, advocating an end to the "grandfather clause." | + | In 1903, President [[Theodore Roosevelt]] appointed Pritchard to become an associate justice for the Supreme Court of Washington, D.C., and later the former senator became a circuit court judge. During this time, Pritchard actively pushed against Jim Crow laws, advocating an end to the discriminatory "grandfather clause."<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/> |