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Judges and Judiciary

Jan. 15, 2004

Stepping Forward

SAN FRANCISCO - Judge Jerome Farris dislikes having it pointed out that he was the first black person appointed to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals because, he says, it should not have taken until 1979 to break that barrier.

        By Pamela A. MacLean
        Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - Judge Jerome Farris dislikes having it pointed out that he was the first black person appointed to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals because, he says, it should not have taken until 1979 to break that barr...

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