Constitutional Law
Oct. 20, 2026
The right to vote is everyone's business, especially lawyers
Lawyers have a duty to protect the rule of law. Encouraging voter registration and participation offers simple, tangible ways to stand up for democracy.
Terry B. Friedman
JAMSBusiness, entertainment, employment, personal injury, real property
Phone: (213) 620-1133
Email: tbfjams@verizon.net
UC Berkeley
Terry Friedman is a retired Los Angeles County Superior Court judge who previously served as a Democratic Member of the California State Assembly.
According to the global Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, as of 2022, the United States ranked near the bottom in voter turnout among developed democracies. We may be the original democracy of modern times that has inspired many other countries to throw off the yoke of authoritarianism. Yet even in the last two hotly contested U.S. presidential elections, a measly 62% of voting-age Americans cast a vote. Compare that to Uruguay's 95% turnout, Brazil's 74% or Be...
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