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Government

Mar. 7, 2015

State judicial diversity rises

California judges are still composed of mostly white men, but women and minorities are slowly increasing their bench presence.


California judges are still composed of mostly white men, but women and minorities are slowly increasing their bench presence.


According to the Judicial Council, as of Dec. 31, 2014, of the state's 1,655 judges and justices, 32.2 percent were women, up from 27.1 percent in 2007. Nonwhites, including Native Americans, Asians, Blacks, Hispanics and others, comprised 27.2 percent, up from 19.9 in 2007. Approximately 2.8 percent of judges in 2014 declined to pro...

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