Dear John, Alliance for Justice’s Building the Bench Initiative is partnering with The Coelho Center for Disability Law, Policy & Innovation, and the South Asian Bar Association of North America to present the next segment of its signature virtual discussion series, May I Approach?: Courts and the Power of Inclusion. Join us at 7 PM EDT/4 PM PDT on August 12, 2020, for “Overcoming Stigma and Bias on the Path to Judicial Diversity,” a conversation about the difficult journey to the bench for people with disabilities and religious minorities, two highly stigmatized groups in American society. This second installment of "May I Approach?" will be moderated by Samuel Bagenstos, the Frank G. Millard Professor of Law at the University of Michigan School of Law. Confirmed panelists include Justice Hamid Dhanidina of the California Court of Appeals, the first Muslim American appellate court judge; Justice Helen Whitener of the Supreme Court of Washington, one of the nation's few judges with a declared disability; and Michael Waterstone, Dean of the Loyola Law School. Former U.S. Representative Anthony “Tony” Coehlo will provide additional remarks. For more than forty years, Alliance for Justice has led the fight to ensure that America’s courts are served by highly qualified judges with a demonstrated commitment to equal justice under law. We established the Building the Bench Initiative to enhance our core mission by advocating for an inclusive pool of fair-minded and unbiased judicial nominees who represent the demographic diversity of America, and the experiential diversity of the legal progression. --The AFJ team This event will be streamed with live captioning and ASL interpretation. | |
