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Posted on: May 12th, 2008
Filed Under: [ Hispanic News ] [ California ]
Tags: judge
Aimed at gaining more accountability on judicial appointments, a new state law requires gender and ethnic information to be provided by the governor, the State Bar of California’s Commission of Judicial Nominees Evaluation, or JNE Commission, and the state’s Administrative Office of the Courts. The JNE Commission investigates and evaluates judicial applicants.
Some Latino and black leaders say that a criminal justice system in which only white people are seen wearing robes or prosecuting minority defendants is perceived by many as being unfair and unjust.
The county needs more minority judges and commissioners, who are appointed by Superior Court judges and carry out most of the same duties as the judges, to reflect the diversity of the community, Arzu and Ramirez said.”*
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