In many cases, these resources can not really take the place of in this regard. For example, the East Bay Diversity Bar Coalition,
a good lawyer. By right, litigants unable to afford counsel in criminal under the auspices of the Alameda County Bar Association, created
cases are provided counsel by the state. Over the past few years, a Judicial Mentoring Project which, last year, issued a handbook for
efforts have been made to establish a pilot program that will be able to mentoring that addresses questions for both mentors and mentees
also provide legal representation to indigent litigants in civil matters on how to aspire to a judicial career. Law schools also are involved
in which fundamental rights are at stake. in partnering with local bar associations to encourage individuals to
The State Bar of California has also taken a leadership consider aiming towards a career on the bench.
role in finding ways to reach out to students and minority attorneys. The Judicial Council has expanded services to minorities
Through its Council on Access and Fairness and its Diversity Pipeline in several major ways, perhaps most importantly by assuming
Task Force, it has gathered data on the status on ethnic and racial responsibility for certifying and registering court interpreters, and for
groups represented on the bench, the bar, and in law school. It helps developing a comprehensive program to ensure a pool of qualified
to provide mentoring, scholarships, and other tools to enhance the competent interpreters. In addition, they have launched an outreach
ability of minority students to enter the legal profession, to succeed in and recruitment program to increase the number of qualified
the law, and to apply for appointment to the bench. interpreters.
The demographics it has gathered to date do not reflect Earlier this year, th Administrative Office of the Courts
the mix of the state’s population, either as lawyers, as judges, or in (AOC) launched a
many other positions. As a result, qualified minorities and those with major recruiting effort
bilingual skills are highly sought after. to raise awareness of the
The judicial branch is making its own special effort to increasing need for court
encourage ethnic and racial minorities to aim toward a judicial interpreters throughout
position. Beginning with education even as early as grade school the state. In addition
— making students aware that the option of a legal career is open to to educating the public
them. about the need for court
Increasing diversity on the bench has been a key area of interpreters, the campaign
focus for all three branches of government. The legislative, executive also actively recruits
and judicial branches are working together and separately on finding individuals to the profession by highlighting the career benefits of
strategies to address the issue. In addition, many individual courts, becoming an interpreter.
as well as local and specialty bar associations, have also made efforts For more information visit
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