This is outrageous and an increasingly pervasive problem in the judiciary across all states at all levels. How can we improve our judicial system if we cannot not even talk about it? Further, how can we have a meaningful discussion about judicial accountability if there is no transparency nor publicly accessible data to measure bias in judicial decision-making? I talk about this in a blog I wrote last year following Maryland's failed attempt to enact the Judicial Accountability Act. Click the link to read it: https://lnkd.in/g3X-CcYx
A Black justice on the North Carolina Supreme Court, Anita Earls, is being investigated for discussing implicit bias and the need for diversity in the judicial system. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3EMnlis
Retired Associate Circuit Judge - 15th Judicial Circuit Court
11moThe Judiciary in most states still has much to learn about increasing diversity in the Judiciary and why that matters if judges truly care about justice for all. Judges need to keep talking, especially when other judges try to shut down the discussion.