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CALLINGALL LATINOBENCHAPPLICANTS!

Desperately Seeking
DIDYOUKNOWABOUTTHEJUDICIAL Juezes: HowYOU can
APPLICANTSUPPORTCOMMITTEE OFTHE Increase the Number of

LOSANGELES LATINO JUDICIAL OFFICERS’ Latinos on the Bench.
June 24, 2021 from
ASSOCIATION(“LJOA”)? 5-7pm.

BY JUDY PEREZ

MISSION HOWTOREACHTHEJ AS COMMITTEE:
The Judicial Applicant Support Committee (JAS) of the You can email the JAS Committee at
Los Angeles Latino Judicial Officers’ Association (LJOA) JAS.LJOA@gmail. com
is dedicated to promoting judicial diversity within the Los
Angeles Superior Court (LASC) by educating, assisting and Hon. Connie Quiñones, Co-Chair - J AS Hon.

mentoring interested Latino candidates through the judicial Maria A. Davalos, Co-Chair – JAS Hon. Peter

appointment process. Hernandez, Co-Chair - J AS
Hon. Sergio C. Tapia – J AS Outreach Liaison

As of 2019, Latino residents of the State of California made
up over 39% of the total population, but only eight percent of UPCOMING EVENTS
the judicial applicant pool. Over the past few years, the LASC MABA and LJOA are co-sponsoring a very informative

has held summits, seminars, and numerous community event geared towards any Latinos that have every even

outreach programs to demystify the judicial application slightly considered becoming a judge. The event is called

process and to encourage more minority lawyers to apply. Desperately Seeking Juezes: How YOU can Increase the

Despite these extensive efforts, the number of Latino Number of Latinos on the Bench. The event will be held

applicants continues to lag behind those of other groups, virtually on June 24, 2021 from 5-7pm. The Governor’s

and is not representative of their population in the state. Judicial Appointment Secretary, Mr. Luis Cespedes will be a
The LJOA is dedicated to reversing this trend. panelist as well as members of the JAS Committee. You will
not want to miss it! Be on the look out for more information.
COMMITMENT
JAS is headed by Co-Chairs Hon. Connie Quinones, Hon.
Maria Andrea Davalos and Hon. Peter A. Hernandez.
The committee aids applicants in all aspects of the
judicial application process, including encouraging Latino
attorneys to apply to the bench, reviewing their judicial
applications and preparing applicants for the interviews
with the Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation
(JNE), bar associations and the Governor’s office. JAS
does not endorse or provide a letter of recommendation to
a judicial applicant and maintains strict confidentiality of
the information disclosed by the judicial applicant. JAS will
attempt to assist all persons who request assistance.
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