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Judges and Judiciary

Jun. 5, 2013

LA deputy public defender pushes state to track data on disabled judges

The catalyst behind a proposed bill to require the state to ask judicial candidates and judges about disabilities and previous military service isn't a disabled rights advocacy group; rather, it's a Los Angeles deputy public defender.


By Paul Jones


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The catalyst behind proposed legislation to require the state to ask judicial candidates and judges about disabilities and previous military service isn't a disabled rights advocacy group; rather, it's one man: David Marsh, a deputy public defender in Los Angeles.


AB1005, sponsored by Assemblyman Luis Alejo, D-Salinas, follows efforts by the state to track judges' gender, ethnicity and sexua...

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