Judges and Judiciary
Mar. 4, 2025
Orange County judges address linguistic bias in courtrooms
The Orange County Superior Court's Equal Access to Justice and Prevention of Bias Committee hosted a symposium on linguistic discrimination in legal proceedings. Featuring sociolinguist Dr. Sharese King, the event examined how biases against non-standard English dialects may impact judicial outcomes and procedural fairness.
The Orange County Superior Court's Equal Access to Justice and Prevention of Bias Committee held a symposium to address linguistic discrimination within courtroom settings, a procedural inequity that legal scholars identify as potentially undermining equal justice principles.
The forum, titled "Linguistics on Trial: Race, Language, and the Law," featured sociolinguist Dr. Sharese King, whose empirical research examines systemic bias against speakers of non-standard E...
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