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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.








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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