Promoting Fairness and Addressing Bias in the Philadelphia Court System
What You Will Learn
- In this CLE session, panelists will address: the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s Gender and Race/Ethnic Bias Report and how its recommendations are being implemented by Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission, the Philadelphia Fair Practices Ordinance that protects Philadelphia residents from discrimination, the efforts of the First Judicial District to address bias, how to overcome or respond to challenges around bias and discrimination including how to handle microaggressions.
What You Will Learn
- In this CLE session, panelists will address: the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s Gender and Race/Ethnic Bias Report and how its recommendations are being implemented by Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission, the Philadelphia Fair Practices Ordinance that protects Philadelphia residents from discrimination, the efforts of the First Judicial District to address bias, how to overcome or respond to challenges around bias and discrimination including how to handle microaggressions.
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$80
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$100
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$35
for NON-CLE Credit/ Law Student - Members (Materials Included)
$45
for NON-CLE Credit/ Law Student NON-Member
90 minutes
Date Published
December 8, 2022
Publisher
Philadelphia Bar Association
Subjects
Ethics - Diversity/Bias Training
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Promoting Fairness and Addressing Bias in the Philadelphia Court System
Originally Presented as Part of Virtual 2022 Public Interest Law Day - Thursday, December 8, 2022
Bias in the Philadelphia legal system acts as an impediment to access to justice. Bias can affect how lawyers, witnesses and victims are treated and can affect the outcome of cases. In this CLE session, panelists will address:
- The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s Gender and Race/Ethnic Bias Report and how its recommendations are being implemented by Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission
- The Philadelphia Fair Practices Ordinance that protects Philadelphia residents from discrimination
- The efforts of the First Judicial District to address bias
- How to overcome or respond to challenges around bias and discrimination including how to handle microaggressions
Moderator:
Jenna Collins, Esq.
Director of Supervision and Professional Development, Community Legal Services
Panelists:
Hon. Timika R. Lane
Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division - Criminal, First Judicial District
Prof. Leora Eisenstadt
Legal Studies Department, Temple University Fox School of Business
Kia Ghee Eneanya, Esq.
Executive Director, Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations
Lisette (Mimi) McCormick, Esq.
Executive Director, Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial and Ethnic Fairness
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Program Titles and Supporting Materials
This program contains the following components:
Media Files
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Credit
If applicable, you may obtain credit in multiple jurisdictions simultaneously for this program (see pending/approved list below). Where applicable, credit will be only awarded to a paid registrant completing all the requirements of the program as determined by the selected accreditation authority.
How to Attend
Join the self-paced program from your office, home, or hotel room using a computer and high speed internet connection. You may start and stop the program at your convenience, continue where you left off, and review supporting materials as often as you like. Please note: Internet Explorer is no longer a supported browser. We recommend using Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Safari for best results.
Technical Requirements
You may access this course on a computer or mobile device with high speed internet (iPhones require iOS 10 or higher). Recommended browsers are Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.
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