Bias against women and minority attorneys in New Jersey's courts may be in the eye of the beholder, but even if that's all it is, the state needs to remedy the matter, according to a new survey. Women and minority attorneys are far more likely than their male and white colleagues to perceive race and gender bias, the study by the New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Women in the Courts concluded. Those results point up a need for training on bias awareness for judges and court staff.
July 23, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Bias against women and minority attorneys in New Jersey’s courts may be in the eye of the beholder, but even if that’s all it is, the state needs to remedy the matter, according to a survey released Tuesday by the judiciary.
Women and minority attorneys are far more likely than their male and white colleagues to perceive race and gender bias, the study by the New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Women in the Courts concluded.
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