Vernon Elion Jordan, former partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, died Monday at the age of 85.

As the world remembered the powerhouse attorney and civil rights advocate, retired Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears recounted something more personal.

Leah Ward Sears Retired Justice Leah Ward Sears. (Photo: John Disney/ALM)

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