More of this, please. Trump has appointed least diverse slate of federal judges in modern history. As we push for #JudicialDiversity in 2021, state supreme courts will play key role. But to be successful feeder courts, they need to be much more diverse. slate.com/news-and-polit…
According to @BrennanCenter, 23 state supreme courts have an all-white bench. 12 are in states where people of color represent at least 20% of population. This is unacceptable. We must insist on #JudicialDiversity at every level. It’s 2020. All-white courts should be in our past.
This won't be easy. AL's 3 highest courts are all-white. Yet people of color represent 35% of state. When AL's at-large method of electing judges was challenged (again), a federal judge rejected claims, saying it was not "racially discriminatory in its adoption or maintenance."
Here are the "Courts of Shame." The 23 state supreme courts with an all-white bench. In 2020.
AL, AK, AR, ID, IN, KS, KY, ME, MI, MT, NE, NV, NH, ND, PA, RI, SD, TN, UT, VT, WV, WI & WY
AL, AK, AR, ID, IN, KS, KY, ME, MI, MT, NE, NV, NH, ND, PA, RI, SD, TN, UT, VT, WV, WI & WY
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