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LET THEM EAT CAKE!

By JAABLOG

 If the sabot fits? ... Or people just love cake damnit! The Three of Ninety Seminar, sponsored by the TJ Reddick Bar Association, concluded earlier this afternoon.  The meeting was extremely well attended, although only a handful of judges appeared.  The meeting was the opening salvo in a campaign to rectify the fact there are only three African-American judges out of a total of ninety in Broward County, although African-Americans represent roughly twenty-five percent of the population.  Victor Tobin could not attend.  His duties as Chief Judge had him battling some budget bugaboo somewhere else.  He was invited, but unhappy at what he deemed short notice.  Apparently, he may have made some phone calls expressing concern over the manner in which the invitation was extended, and may have wondered what, if any, role he might play in fixing the problem...continue to full post

Full post as published by JAABlog on September 18, 2008 (boomark / email).