Letters,
Judges and Judiciary
Mar. 11, 2021
Judicial Council survey confirms people with disabilities underrepresented on the bench
People with disabilities who make up 20% of California’s population are not being proportionately appointed to the California courts at all levels.
East County Division
Peter A. Lynch
Judge
Arraignments
Southern Illinois University School of Law, 1984
Peter is an Afghanistan and Iraq veteran.
The Judicial Council of California’s March 1 news release, “Survey Results: California Bench Growing More Diverse,” states, “Data show steady increase in women and justices and judges of color over 15 years.” A step forward for women and people of color. Long overdue. What the Judicial Council glaringly omits is people with disabilities who make up 20% of California’s population are not being proportionately appointed to the California courts at all levels.
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