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Judge Inspires At-Risk Teen To Become A Lawyer

12 years after Carmen Day told Judge Charles Dortch she would become a lawyer if he reduced her probation sentence,…
by NewsOne Staff
03.27.20
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Racist Email Shakes Up Election With Nigerian Candidate

A Black Dallas County judicial candidate from Nigeria received a racist tweet from an African-American Democratic Party leader.
by Nigel Roberts
02.22.18
Courtroom Witness Stand and Bench
Chicago Judicial Candidate Impersonated A Real Judge

A fired Chicago law clerk explained why she pretended to be a real judge. She's not allowing the controversy and…
by Nigel Roberts
09.23.16
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#BlackGirlMagic: Jasmine Twitty Makes History, Becomes Youngest Judge…

View this post on Instagram Congratulations to Jasmine Twitty, at 25 she's been appointed Judge in Easley, South Carolina! #BlackGirlsRock…
by NewsOne Staff
05.16.16
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Bad Posture, Long Hair, & Poor? This Is…

Prosecutors in Louisiana are excluding potential Black jurors three times as often as jurors of another race by using peremptory…
by Christina Coleman
08.17.15
Senate Hearings Over Obama’s ‘Egregious’ Nominees

There’s an expectation that any federal judicial nominee President Barack Obama seeks to place on the bench would get opposition from Congressional…
05.12.14
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Judge Accused Of Extorting Inmates For Sex
06.19.19
Gavel and Figure of Justice
Judge Inspires At-Risk Teen To Become A Lawyer

12 years after Carmen Day told Judge Charles Dortch she would become a lawyer if he reduced her probation sentence,…
03.27.20
US-VOTE-ELECTION
Racist Email Shakes Up Election With Nigerian Candidate

A Black Dallas County judicial candidate from Nigeria received a racist tweet from an African-American Democratic Party leader.
02.22.18
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