The city elected its first black Criminal District Court judge in modern times, Israel M. Augustine, in 1970 and has carried on a tradition of picking black jurists ever since.

Opinion ‘Gavel gap’ persists for Black women, despite Ketanji Brown Jackson’s appointment to the Supreme Court: Marilyn Greenwald. Published: ; Oct. 16, 2022, 5:20 a.m.

Utah is the worst in the nation when it comes to having judges who reflect the state's population, with women and minorities underrepresented on the bench more than in any other state.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday putting off ruling on a second Black majority congressional district in Louisiana, instead ordering new ...

As an African-American and a woman, Louisiana Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson stands out on a state Supreme Court that is otherwise stocked with six white men. In a report released last week ...