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Public Information: Nebraska Minority Justice
Committe
The
Nebraska Supreme Court and the Nebraska State Bar Association, with
the assistance of the Public Policy Center, established the Minority
and Justice Task Force in 2001 to identify actual or perceived racial/ethnic
bias and discrimination in the Nebraska justice system and make
recommendations to the Supreme Court on how to address any identified
inequities. The major recommendation of the Final Report
was to establish a standing committee to implement the Task Force's
recommendations. The Nebraska Minority Justice Committe,
consisting of a racially and ethnically diverse group of judges,
lawyers, and community leaders has been formed and is currently
working on a number of initiatives. The mission of the Committee acheive three primary aims: 1) address racial disparity in both the juvenile and adult justice systems, 2) ensure equal access to justice and 3) increase the diveristy of Nebraska's judicial workforce and legal profession. In an effort to share their
progress and future agenda the Nebraska Minority Justice Committe
is proud to release its 2007
Progress Report.
Reports
(in PDF format)
Joint
Projects
Contact
Information
Committee
Members:
Co-Chair:
Hon. John M. Gerrard
Nebraska Supreme Court
2219 State Capitol
P. O. Box 98910
Lincoln, NE 68509-8910
(402) 471-3736, Fax (402) 471-3480
Email: JGerrard@nsc.state.ne.us |
Co-Chair:
Linda R. Crump
UNL 128 Adm. Bldg.
P.O. Box 880437
Lincoln, NE 68588
(402) 472-3417-4401, Fax (402) 472-9440
Email: lcrump1@unl.edu |
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| Hon.
Edna R. Atkins |
Hon.
Marlon Polk |
| Valorie
Bendixen |
James
E. Rembolt |
| Judy
Beutler |
Harold
L. Rock |
| Riko
E. Bishop |
Mohummed
Sadden |
| Ellen
Fabian Brokofsky |
David Sankey |
| Hon.
Vernon C. Daniels |
Anna
W. Shavers |
| Judi
gaiashkibos |
Jose
J. Soto |
| John
P. Grant |
Hon.
Robert R. Steinke |
| Anne
Hobbs |
David
R. Stickman |
| Cecillia
Huerta |
David Sankey |
| Hon.
John F. Irwin |
Hon.
Kenneth J. Vampola |
| Dennis
R. Keefe |
Terrence
Waite |
| Donald Kleine |
Janice
Walker |
| Catherine
M. Mahern |
Thomas
Warren |
| Monica
Miles-Steffens |
Linda
Willard |
| Andrea Miller |
Mark
Young |
| Carlos
Monzon |
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Ex-Officio:
Interim Dean Marianne Culhane, Omaha
Jane L. Schoenike, Lincoln
Alan Tomkins, Lincoln
Liz Neeley, PhD, Lincoln
Dean Steve Willborn, Lincoln |
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Related
News and Media
Diversity:
Law Schools
Recruit Minority Students
PDF
File of Lincoln Journal Star Article
Diversifying
State Bar a Challenge
PDF
File of Lincoln Journal Star Article
"Legal
Diversity Summit Deemed Huge Success by Participants, Organizers"
April
19, 2005 Daily Record Article - Legal Diversity Summit
"Nebraska
Legal Diversity Summit"
http://www.nebar.com/pdfs/nelawyer/2005/MAY/0505m.pdf
"Legal
Diversity Summit"
http://www.nebar.com/pdfs/nelawyer/2004/June/20045e.pdf
Jury Reform:
Nebraska Efforts
to Ensure Equal
Access to Justice
http://www.nebar.com/pdfs/nelawyer/2006/May%2006/0506e.pdf
Recent Efforts to
Make Nebraska Juries
More Representative
of Their Communities
http://www.nebar.com/pdfs/nelawyer/2006/May%2006/0506c.pdf
"Jury
Reform Train has Left the Station"
Jury Reform
Article-Daily Record
Year of the Juror:
Proclamation
Signed for "Jury Appreciation Week"
http://www.lexch.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=16631891&BRD=284&PAG=461&dept_id=558509&rfi=8
Week
of the Juror Begins Next Week
http://www.lexch.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=16592583&BRD=284&PAG=461&dept_id=558509&rfi=8
The
Nebraska Lawyer coverage- "2006: The Year of the Juror"
http://www.nebar.com/pdfs/nelawyer/2006/February%2006/0206o.pdf
"Year
of the Juror Aims to Foster Understanding and Participation"
The
Daily Record Articles
Indigent Defense Reform:
"Report:
Indigent Defendents Need Funds"
http://www.lincolnjournalstar.com/articles/2004/12/06/nebraska/doc41b3da0a0025d811342646.txt
"Minority
and Justice Implementation Committee Releases Update on Nebraska
Indigent Defense Systems"
http://www.nebar.com/pdfs/nelawyer/2004/Nov-Dec/200411e.pdf
Task Force:
"Heed
the Call to Action on the Court’s Behalf"
http://ppc.nebraska.edu/whats_new/in_the_news/MJ-Journal-Star2-11-03.pdf
"Justice
System Disparities Found"
http://ppc.nebraska.edu/whats_new/in_the_news/MJ-Omaha-WH2-1-03.pdf
"Minority
Report: Justice Task Force Confirms Disparities"
http://ppc.nebraska.edu/whats_new/in_the_news/MJ-Journal-Star-2-1-03.pdf
"Minorities
More Likely to be Prosecuted in Nebraska, Report Says"
http://ppc.nebraska.edu/whats_new/in_the_news/MJ-Omaha-WH-1-31-03.pdf
"Study:
Nebraska’s Criminal Justice System Biased Against Minorities"
http://ppc.nebraska.edu/whats_new/in_the_news/MJ-Journal-Star1-31-03.pdf
Miscellaneous:
Basic Court Documents to be Translated
http://journalstar.com/articles/2008/01/21/news/local/doc4793ed23316a0665708349.prt
Second
Annual Barristers' Ball Deemed 'Unforgettable'
PDF
File of The Daily Record Article
Changes
Reported in Minority Justice
http://www.lincolnjournalstar.com/articles/2006/02/02/local/doc43e22eeb25514934148817.txt
Racial
Profiling Reporting Ends
PDF
File of Omaha World Herald Article
"Minority
Advocate Group Succeeds"
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14086864&BRD=377&PAG=461&dept_id=531813&rfi=6
"Woods
Charitable Funds Boosts Charitable Organizations"
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2004/09/20/local/doc414e752834437022921775.txt
"Race
and Justice in Nebraska: Why Prosecutors and Criminal Defense Attorneys
Should Care"
http://www.nebar.com/pdfs/nelawyer/2004/June/20046c.pdf
"Immigration
Detainees in Nebraska: An Opportunity to Welcome our Newest Neighbors"
http://www.nebar.com/pdfs/nelawyer/2004/June/20046d.pdf
"Task
Force: Changes are On-Going"
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2004/03/27/local/10047293.txt
"Reform
Work Begins on Legal System"
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2003/11/04/nebraska/10040077.txt
"Interpreters
Fill Courtroom Niche"
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2005/05/31/local/doc429ba69319cb5830728086.txt
"Equal
Access to Bail Bond"
http://ppc.unl.edu/program_areas/documents/mjtf/EqualAccesstoBailBond.pdf
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