Sentences with phrase «on judicial diversity»

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We have worked together this year to increase diversity on the NYS Judicial Conduct Commission,» Belluck tweeted.

The stated goal of these forums is to create a «Lasting Blueprint For Judicial Diversity» in New York State, so that the judges on our benches, both elective and appointive, are eminently and robustly reflective of the rich diversity that is a source of absolute strength for oDiversity» in New York State, so that the judges on our benches, both elective and appointive, are eminently and robustly reflective of the rich diversity that is a source of absolute strength for odiversity that is a source of absolute strength for our State.

The Committee has examined the progress made on judicial recruitment and diversity since its 2012 report on Judicial Appoijudicial recruitment and diversity since its 2012 report on Judicial AppoiJudicial Appointments.

But what's also visible is the added emphasis on judicial independence plus the comparatively lukewarm shoulder pat that diversity receives after the strong embrace of merit — the «primary criterion».

The image was intended to reinforce the subject of the cover article — the lack of transparency in the judicial appointments process and the resulting limited diversity on the bench — but as we have heard from a number of readers, it conveyed a very different message and undermined this important discussion.

The Honourable Madam Justice Steel, who was appointed in 2000 as the 2nd woman on Manitoba's Court of Appeal, noted that a judicial bench should reflect the diversity of the population.

I identify, among a host of examples, the way in which Professor Zander handles the quality and length of modern legislation and the process by which it comes to be enacted in the form which it finally takes: the admissibility in argument involving statutory interpretation of reference to Hansard and the Parliamentary debates: the personal element in judicial law - making, and the «so called» rules of statutory interpretation: and diversity on the judicial bench.

The new guidelines for Superior Court judicial appointments released this week highlight the need for Judicial Advisory Committees (JACs) to be more representative of Canada, and to receive training on diversity, unconscious bias, and assessment of merit, criteria which could also be applied to those aspiring to enter the projudicial appointments released this week highlight the need for Judicial Advisory Committees (JACs) to be more representative of Canada, and to receive training on diversity, unconscious bias, and assessment of merit, criteria which could also be applied to those aspiring to enter the proJudicial Advisory Committees (JACs) to be more representative of Canada, and to receive training on diversity, unconscious bias, and assessment of merit, criteria which could also be applied to those aspiring to enter the profession.

This committee is also focused on promoting diversity on the bench, and continued work and promotion of the Judicial Disqualification Project.

Data is relatively limited and fairly dated as to the diversity composition of various state benches; most authorities cite a report by the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Judicial Independence (first published in 2004 and updated last in 2010) or a 2009 compilation of data by the American Judicature Society.

She has been active in politics for more than 25 years and currently focuses on the quality and diversity of Illinois» judiciary as a member of the executive committee of Cook County's Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening.

A local chapter of the League of Women Voters hosted a forum on diversity in state courts as part of a national campaign to promote impartial courts and judicial diversity.

The Judicial Diversity Initiative — Providing diverse lawyers with details on how to apply for state judgeships and a listing of current openings across the U.S.

He is a past member of the Boston Bar Association Diversity Leadership Task Force, a past member of the US District Court Civil Justice Advisory Board, a past Chairman of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts Merit Selection Panel and a past member of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's Working Group on Practicing with Professionalism.

Rhode Island: bill to mandate diversity in state courts re-introduced; requires at least 3 persons of color on Judicial Nominating Commission

Moderator, «Joint Judges Forum on Advocacy and Judicial Diversity», Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers, South Asian Bar Association, and Canadian Association of Black Lawyers (March 23, 2016)

Still on the theme of access to justice, Baroness Hale is of the view that there is still not enough judicial diversity.

The Committee on Judicial Resources for the United States Judicial Conference and Just The Beginning — A Pipeline Organization are accepting applications for its 7th annual Summer Judicial Internship Diversity Project for Summer 2018.

Maria Evangelista, Kwixuan Maloof, Niki Solis and Phoenix Streets portray the sitting judges as conservatives appointed by Republican governors, and are running on a platform of greater diversity on the bench and judicial reforms, such as decreased use of money bail.

Chair of the Bar Council's Equality and Diversity Committee, Robin Allen QC said: «We can not go on having no BAME applications for senior judicial roles.

Judge Andrew Napolitano, Fox News senior judicial analyst, on the legal fallout over Google's firing of an employee who wrote a memo about the tech company's diversity policy.

On the theme of diversity in Canadian legal institutions (see Omar Ha Redeye's excellent piece in Slaw yesterday), in the UK the Judicial Appointments Commission has just announced it will be running a selection exercise this summer by which it will recommend candidates for judicial appointments from «non-traditional» backJudicial Appointments Commission has just announced it will be running a selection exercise this summer by which it will recommend candidates for judicial appointments from «non-traditional» backjudicial appointments from «non-traditional» backgrounds.