Judges and Judiciary
Apr. 30, 2015
Despite push for diverse bench, nonwhite judicial applicants still lagging
Despite Gov. Jerry Brown's renewed commitment to build a judiciary that reflects California's diverse communities, the state's 1,655 sitting judges remain 70 percent white as of the end of 2014 — nearly unchanged since 2007, when the state began tracking the demographic data.
By America Hernandez
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Despite Gov. Jerry Brown's renewed commitment to build a judiciary that reflects California's
diverse communities, California's 1,655 sitting judges remain 70 percent white as
of the end of 2014 - nearly unchanged since 2007, when the state began tracking the
demographic data.
That lack of ...
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