Letters,
Judges and Judiciary,
Government
Mar. 9, 2018
Over-exclusion of disabled candidates at the starting gates is unacceptable
Veterans and especially the disabled have largely been left behind in California judicial appointments.
In two March 6 letters to the editor, Gov. Jerry Brown's press secretary Evan Westrup and attorney Charles Jung each praise the Brown administration for increasing judicial diversity. However, veterans and especially the disabled have largely been left behind.
I wrote and fought for the passage of the law that now requires demographic statistics be kept for those with disabilities and veterans. That bill took effect in 2014. Though p...
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