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Allegheny County president judge acknowledges systemic racism in the courts

Paula Reed Ward Courtesy of Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Allegheny County Common Pleas President Judge Kim Berkeley Clark   TribLIVE s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. President Judge Kim Berkeley Clark said in an open letter posted on the court’s website that it is time for Allegheny County’s judicial system to recognize systemic racism and work to combat it. The longtime prosecutor turned family court judge posted the letter to the community on Thursday the eve of Juneteenth National Freedom Day with the goal of engaging citizens and reassuring them that they will be treated fairly in the court system.

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In letter, state representatives demand Zappala rescind policy prohibiting plea offers to Black attorney

TribLIVE s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Eleven members of Allegheny County’s state House delegation sent a letter to District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. on Friday condemning his policy of refusing to make plea offers to a Black attorney who criticized his office as being “systematically racist.” The two-page document demands that the policy be rescinded. “District attorneys are among the most powerful actors in the criminal justice system,” the letter said. “That power can be used to pursue justice or to deny it. Your policy and your actions have put you squarely in the latter category. We demand that you take corrective action immediately.”

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