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Letters,
Judges and Judiciary

Nov. 4, 2014

Diversity article fails to mention disabled

The Oct. 27 article titled "Diversity progress slow" was excellent. Unfortunately, the article does not present an inclusive look at diversity as the disabled and other diverse groups are not mentioned.

East County Division

Peter A. Lynch

Judge

Arraignments

Southern Illinois University School of Law, 1984

Peter is an Afghanistan and Iraq veteran.

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The Oct. 27 article titled "Diversity progress slow" was excellent. Unfortunately, the article does not present an inclusive look at diversity as the disabled and other diverse groups are not mentioned. The disabled and other groups are not getting equal access in the legal profession. The article does not provide statistics for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender attorneys. Nor does the article reference arguably the most under represented group in the legal profession - the disabled -...

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