Judges launch statewide diversity, inclusion program
The Telegraph
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SPRINGFIELD The Illinois Judges Association (IJA) and the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism (2Civility) is launching a new program week aimed at advancing greater diversity, equity and inclusion in the state’s legal system.
“Building Confidence in our Legal System” is a virtual three-part series that will bring together legal and community stakeholders across Illinois to address racial and other disparities in the legal system. The first session was Thursday.
“Institutional and systemic racism undermines the values of our nation and democracy,” said Judge Diane Shelley, president of the Illinois Judges Association. “Our goal is to build trust and confidence in the role of judges and lawyers in preserving those rights and furthering the cause of justice and fairness.”
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Earnest Bell refused to attend his September 2015 bench trial on drug charges, opting instead to stay in a holding cell, where he wrapped a shirt around his neck in an apparent suicide attempt.
On Monday, Judge Casey Costigan heard arguments about whether Bell’s former lawyer, Brian McEldowney, provided adequate legal assistance five years ago when he told a judge he believed Bell was fit to stand trial.
Bell is serving a 22-year sentence for selling drugs within 1,000 feet of a church, a sentence imposed after Judge Robert Freitag conducted a trial in Bell’s absence.
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