New Orleans U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond (D), the congressman who represents the city where the powerful United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit hears most of its cases, said allegations of racism against one of the court’s judges could render her unfit for the bench. A complaint filed against Judge Edith Jones alleges that she claimed African-Americans and Hispanics are predisposed to violent crime, among other things, during a speech at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. If the allegations against Jones prove true, Richmond said in a letter to Fifth Circuit Chief Judge Carl Stewart, they “demonstrate personal racial and religious bias as well as questionable legal analysis,” and “are incredibly inappropriate for a sitting jurist at any level, let alone a former chief judge on one of the highest level Article III Courts of Appeal.” He also urged Chief Judge Stewart to begin an investigation. Richmond’s letter also strongly suggests that Jones should no longer remain on the bench if the allegations against her are proven. Her alleged statements, Richmond said, “reflect the personal bias of a person who is not fit to render judgments on some of the most important legal disputes of our time.” nola/politics/index.ssf/2013/06/richmond_wants_probe_of_allege.html -K
Posted on: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000
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