Called Up to the Major League.

An interview with Western District of Missouri Magistrate Judge Willie J. Epps Jr. is presented. He discusses his book "The Jackie Robinsons of the Federal Judiciary" about the African American federal judges in the U.S. He cites the challenges faced by the judges like A. Leon Higginbotham Jr. and James Parsons. He reminisces on the events that led to the confirmation of Thurgood Marshall in the U.S. Supreme Court.