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Conference Addresses Role of Race in Criminal Justice System

Gonzaga Law Hosts More than 150 Participants

Race and Criminal Justice System panel
From left: Washington State Supreme Court Justice, Charlie Wiggins Washington State Supreme Court Justice Debra Stephens, Washington State Supreme Court Associate Chief Justice Charles Johnson, Washington State Supreme Court Chief Justice Barbara Madsen, Chief Judge Rosanna M. Peterson, U.S. District Court of Eastern Washington, Judge Steven Gonzalez (recently appointed to the Washington State Supreme Court), and Spokane County Presiding Superior Court Judge Maryann C. Moreno.

Gonzaga University School of Law hosted over 150 participants at the Race and Criminal Justice in the West Conference on Friday, September 23, and Saturday, September 24, 2011.

More than 60 scholars, practicing lawyers, prosecutors, judges, and law enforcement officers presented at the conference, which examined the topic of race and the criminal justice system in the Western states. Presentations explored the role of bias - both conscious and unconscious - in the justice system.

The Honorable Barbara Madsen, Chief Justice of the Washington State Supreme Court, delivered the keynote address.

Professor and John J. Hemmingson Chair Jason Gillmer organized the conference in cooperation with the Task Force on Race and Justice.

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Sponsors

Gonzaga School of Law

The Task Force on Race and the Criminal Justice System

Washington State Assoc. for Justice

Washington State Access to Justice Board

Washington State Bar Assoc.

Asian Bar Assoc. of Washington

Filipino Lawyers of Washington

The GLBT Bar Assoc. of Washington

Korean American Bar Assoc. of Washington

The Latino Bar Assoc. of Washington

The Loren Miller Bar Assoc.

Vietnamese American Bar Assoc. of Washington

Washington Women Lawyers