Cost Of Bias Vegas 2005
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The Cost of Bias in the Legal Profession William A. “Bill” Daniels MAZURSKY, SCHWARTZ, DANIELS & BRADLEY www.BillDanielsLaw.com CAALA Las Vegas August 2005
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The Cost of Bias in the Legal Profession
William A. “Bill” DanielsMAZURSKY, SCHWARTZ, DANIELS & BRADLEY
www.BillDanielsLaw.comCAALA Las Vegas
August 2005
Bias is a Fact of Life
Gender
Race/ National Origin
Age
Religion
Socio-economic
Sexual Orientation
We hold these truths to be self-evident
that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness -- That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed . . .
Declaration of Independence
Invisible Bias
The Daniels Clan
The Daniels Clan
William E. DanielsChicago, IL
Violetta RemediosKobe, Japan
William A. DanielsSan Francisco, CA
Robert CuretonLos Angeles, CA
Marjorie AglerOn a Farm, Ohio
Cheryl CuretonRamsgate, UK
Billy & Jenny DanielsLos Angeles, CA
Family Photos
Family Photos
Family Photos
Family Photos
Family Photos
Family Photos
Our Changing Profession
12%
73%
11% 4%WhiteBlackHispanicAsian
• 2005 Legal Population (Source: American Bar Association)
• By 2020, 36% of all Americans will be minorities
ￒThe California Judicial Council has established access and fairness in the judicial system as its number-one priority. In part, this concern has evolved from the realization that the stateￕs demographic profile has changed dramatically in the past 20 years and will continue to do so. For example, Whites, who are now 57 percent of the stateￕs population, will decrease to 40.5 percent by the year 2020. The 224 different languages or dialects now spoken are expected to increase, primarily because of immigration.ￓ Final Report of the California Judicial Council Advisory Committee on Racial and Ethnic Bias in the Courts (January 1997) at p. 1.
Our Changing Profession
The Eternal Debate
The Eternal Debate
Addressing Bias
• Judicial officers• Attorneys• Systemic bias• Bias in our own lives
The Benefits of Inclusion
• Human capital fully utilized• Confidence in justice system enhanced• Social “lubrication” reduces friction• Avoid Title VII claims
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