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    May-June 2021

    Volume 46 Issue 5  

    Court Administration

    Supporting the judiciary: 2021 a busy year for challenges to judicial independence

    By Robert J. Derocher

    In the first of two articles on how bars are supporting the judiciary, we focus on recent challenges to judicial independence. The second article, in a future issue, will look at courthouse security and personal safety for judges and their families.

    2021 ABA Bar Leadership Institute speaker: DEI is a way to a more productive, democratic society

    By Marilyn Cavicchia

    Anyone working toward diversity, equity, and inclusion needs to understand how we got where we are today, says professor Alvin B. Tillery Jr., a keynote speaker at the 2021 ABA Bar Leadership Institute. What does he think should happen next?

    Diversity & Inclusion

    Taking a step: North Carolina Bar Association, Foundation examine ties to systemic racism, how to move forward

    By Marilyn Cavicchia

    Realizing that some founding members were involved in racist violence and support for Jim Crow laws has led the North Carolina Bar Association and North Carolina Bar Foundation to reckon with history. What steps are both organizations taking now?

    Bar Programs

    Bar Leadership