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Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Oct. 3, 2019

California to require lawyers receive implicit bias training

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed AB 242, which mandates all California lawyers and court employees must receive implicit bias training.

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed AB 242, which mandates all California lawyers and court employees must receive implicit bias training.

The bill, which the Legislature passed last month, gives the Judicial Council the authority to develop training for court staff on implicit bias, which the Assembly defined during a judiciary committee meeting in April as "an unconscious preference (positive or negative) for a group based on a ...

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