Annual Self-Check: Testing For Bias On The Bench
In this week's Legal Speak episode, Judge Josh Thacker, who presides over the Spalding County State Court in west central Georgia, opens up about a tradition he engages in every Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. day to help ensure he remains unbiased on the bench.
January 17, 2025 at 08:00 AM
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In this week's Legal Speak episode, Judge Josh Thacker, who presides over the Spalding County State Court in west central Georgia, opens up about a tradition he engages in on every Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day to help ensure he remains unbiased on the bench.
After being caught off guard by the results of his initial Harvard Implicit Association Test in 2011, Judge Thacker sat down with LegalSpeak Co-host Cedra Mayfield to discuss how an eye-opening experience motivated him to continue testing in hopes of continuing to improve as a jurist and person overall.
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