BILL ANALYSIS �
ACR 47
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Date of Hearing: April 14, 2011
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Nancy Skinner, Chair
ACR 47 (Davis) - As Introduced: April 7, 2011
SUBJECT : 50th anniversary of service by African American
justices in the California Courts.
SUMMARY : Acknowledges the 50th anniversary of service by
African American justices in the California Courts; encourages
Californians to share in celebrations through the year to
recognize the contributions and diversity of judicial
trailblazers; and calls upon the leadership of the judicial,
legislative, and executive branches of government and the
greater legal, educational, and justice communities, to sponsor
and participate in educational and outreach activities that
highlight the work of the justices of the California Courts of
Appeal and the California Supreme Court. Specifically, this
resolution makes the following legislative findings:
1)The historic tenures of African American justices who have
served in California's Courts include Edwin L. Jefferson, who
became California's first African American judge when
appointed to the Los Angeles Municipal Court in 1941 and was
the only African American appellate justice serving on the
California Courts of Appeal in 1975; and Justice Jefferson
opened the door for the historic appointments of other
judicial pioneers.
2)On the occasion of the 50th anniversary year, the state of
California congratulates the 14 justices who have served on
appellate courts throughout the state - six of whom are
currently serving -- and the three African American justices
who have served on the California Supreme Court; and these men
and women of distinction are among the thousands of justices,
judges, and subordinate judicial officers who serve admirably
each day in courts throughout the state of California.
3)As a strategic goal of California's judicial branch, the
judicial branch community strives to understand and be
responsive to the needs of court users from diverse cultural
backgrounds and will work toward ensuring that the makeup of
California's judicial branch will reflect the diversity of the
state's residents.
ACR 47
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FISCAL EFFECT : None
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :
Support
None on file.
Opposition
None on file.
Analysis Prepared by : Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800