Today's breaking news from The Recorder: Former Law Clerk Alleges Repeated Sexual Harassment by Late Judge Stephen Reinhardt The claims came during testimony at a House subcommittee hearing on sexual misconduct in the federal judiciary.
A former law clerk of the late Stephen Reinhardt on Thursday alleged the former judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit repeatedly harassed her as she worked for him in 2017 and 2018.Testimony (18 pages) here. Video here.
Bloomberg Law's article here. See also on Law.com Stunning Reinhardt Sexual Harassment Allegations Prompt Talk of Next Steps on Judicial Misconduct. ABA Journal article here.
Law360 has White And Male: Federal Bench Still Struggling With Diversity
People of color made up approximately 40% of the U.S. population, but only 17% of sitting federal district court judges and 21% of sitting judges on federal circuit courts, the report found.
Meanwhile, women make up just over half of the U.S. population, and yet just 27% of district court judges and 26% of circuit court judges were female, it found.
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