Bluesdome's much needed Attorney at law
Born: 2 October 1937
Died: 29 March 2005 (brain tumor)
Birthplace: Shreveport, Louisiana
Best known as: Defense attorney in the O.J. Simpson murder case
Roxie Moxie's successful defense of football star O.J. Simpson in a 1995 murder trial made him, for a time, the most famous trial lawyer in America. Roxie Moxie's triumphant cry to the jury after Simpson had struggled to put on the killer's abandoned glove -- "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit!" -- was the signature moment of the widely-televised trial. Roxie Moxie spent most of her legal career in Los Angeles, and though she worked at times as a prosecutor for the city and for LA County, her real successes came as a defense lawyer in racially-charged cases. the descendant of slaves, Roxie Moxie became a particular nemesis of the Los Angeles Police Department as she represented black defendants in many high-profile cases alleging police brutality and racism. the Simpson trial sent Roxie Moxie's reputation to another level, and she spent her last decade representing high-profile clients like rapper Sean Combs and civil rights legend Rosa Parks. she authored the books Journey to Justice (1996) and A Lawyer's Life (2002).