'It's Important for All of Us To Lift as We Climb': Black Women Judges Discuss Diversifying the Courts
"We sometimes get in our own way because we don't see things as possible," New York Court of Appeals Judge Shirley Troutman said.
December 15, 2022 at 04:18 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.com
When it comes to improving diversity on the bench, particularly in state courts, there are two keys: intentionality and allyship.
That's according to a panel of prominent Black women judges who participated in a recent Law.com Diversity Roundtable discussion.
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