40 min
Change Maker: Hon. Andrea Leahy on Diversifying the MD Judiciary Insightful Voices
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The Brennan Center for Justice's State Supreme Court Diversity Update issued in May 2023 presented new data showing that Maryland continues to have one of the nation's most diverse state supreme courts. According to the most recent Report, the Maryland judiciary is unique in its racial, gender, and experiential diversity, with 43% of Maryland's high court justices identifying as people of color and 57% as women. Notably, in 20 states, no single member of the state supreme court identified as a person of color. This begs the question, how did Maryland's judiciary become a national model for diversity? In these limited edition podcasts based on the Spark Series, we are joined by one of the prime architects of our diverse judiciary, the Hon. Andrea Leahy. Judge Leahy shares with us her on-the-ground perspective of navigating this sea-change in the Maryland judiciary.
The Brennan Center for Justice's State Supreme Court Diversity Update issued in May 2023 presented new data showing that Maryland continues to have one of the nation's most diverse state supreme courts. According to the most recent Report, the Maryland judiciary is unique in its racial, gender, and experiential diversity, with 43% of Maryland's high court justices identifying as people of color and 57% as women. Notably, in 20 states, no single member of the state supreme court identified as a person of color. This begs the question, how did Maryland's judiciary become a national model for diversity? In these limited edition podcasts based on the Spark Series, we are joined by one of the prime architects of our diverse judiciary, the Hon. Andrea Leahy. Judge Leahy shares with us her on-the-ground perspective of navigating this sea-change in the Maryland judiciary.
40 min