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Judges and Judiciary

Dec. 12, 2011

Latinos press senator for more nominees

The Mexican-American Bar Association and four other groups are expressing increasing frustration with Sen. Dianne Feinstein for not recommending more Latino candidates as federal judicial nominees in the Central District of California.


By Gabe Friedman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - Sen. Dianne Feinstein's office has moved to head off growing frustration with its recent judicial recommendations by agreeing to meet with the Mexican American Bar Association and four other legal groups upset about the deficit in Latino judges in California's Central District.


Five Latino bar groups signed a Dec. 5 letter to Feinstein, saying they wanted to call attention to th...

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