My 33-years of active law practice have shown me the presence of remediable deficiences in the legal system as relates to African American people, traditionally a discrete, despised underclass, judicially.
I would propose that black lawyers, primarily, black people secondarily, and all others, tertiarily, come up with changes to civil, criminal, and administrative rules and procedures in order to expedite justice.
The nation's Attorney General, Eric Holder, in a brilliant address before the American Bar Association this year, admitted that the “justice system is broken.”
Steps to fix that system fall on all citizens, not just judges and lawyers, because it affects all citizens!
To that end, each may begin where they are, by 1) recording on video or writing down an unfortunate encounter with the legal system, along with 2) proposals for improvement to that system based on it.
Then, after consulting with family, friends, neighbors and associates, who may have had similar experiences, combine yourself into legal improvement clubs to edit and perfect your presentations.
Next, either after joining efforts with other clubs, or independently, submit your finding and proposals for improvement to your local and state bar associations and to the chief judges of the various courts, including federal and state legislators. Submit these proposals publicly in front of media to spur on others, if possible, or tape them to the court house door as Martin Luther did in 1599, if nothing else.
It is hoped that this grass-roots effort will mobilize the people to effect the changes so desperately needed. While great media attention is affixed on the “Obamacare” website difficulties, none is on legal changes that are even more necessary to assure justice! Let us fix America's legal system, starting now!
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Saturday, November 2, 2013
FIXING AMERICA'S LEGAL SYSTEM
FIXING AMERICA'S LEGAL SYSTEM
11/02/13
By Larry Delano Coleman, Esq.
My 33-years of active law practice have shown me the presence of remediable deficiences in the legal system as relates to African American people, traditionally a discrete, despised underclass, judicially.
I would propose that black lawyers, primarily, black people secondarily, and all others, tertiarily, come up with changes to civil, criminal, and administrative rules and procedures in order to expedite justice.
The nation's Attorney General, Eric Holder, in a brilliant address before the American Bar Association this year, admitted that the “justice system is broken.”
Steps to fix that system fall on all citizens, not just judges and lawyers, because it affects all citizens!
To that end, each may begin where they are, by 1) recording on video or writing down an unfortunate encounter with the legal system, along with 2) proposals for improvement to that system based on it.
Then, after consulting with family, friends, neighbors and associates, who may have had similar experiences, combine yourself into legal improvement clubs to edit and perfect your presentations.
Next, either after joining efforts with other clubs, or independently, submit your finding and proposals for improvement to your local and state bar associations and to the chief judges of the various courts, including federal and state legislators. Submit these proposals publicly in front of media to spur on others, if possible, or tape them to the court house door as Martin Luther did in 1599, if nothing else.
It is hoped that this grass-roots effort will mobilize the people to effect the changes so desperately needed. While great media attention is affixed on the “Obamacare” website difficulties, none is on legal changes that are even more necessary to assure justice! Let us fix America's legal system, starting now!
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My 33-years of active law practice have shown me the presence of remediable deficiences in the legal system as relates to African American people, traditionally a discrete, despised underclass, judicially.
I would propose that black lawyers, primarily, black people secondarily, and all others, tertiarily, come up with changes to civil, criminal, and administrative rules and procedures in order to expedite justice.
The nation's Attorney General, Eric Holder, in a brilliant address before the American Bar Association this year, admitted that the “justice system is broken.”
Steps to fix that system fall on all citizens, not just judges and lawyers, because it affects all citizens!
To that end, each may begin where they are, by 1) recording on video or writing down an unfortunate encounter with the legal system, along with 2) proposals for improvement to that system based on it.
Then, after consulting with family, friends, neighbors and associates, who may have had similar experiences, combine yourself into legal improvement clubs to edit and perfect your presentations.
Next, either after joining efforts with other clubs, or independently, submit your finding and proposals for improvement to your local and state bar associations and to the chief judges of the various courts, including federal and state legislators. Submit these proposals publicly in front of media to spur on others, if possible, or tape them to the court house door as Martin Luther did in 1599, if nothing else.
It is hoped that this grass-roots effort will mobilize the people to effect the changes so desperately needed. While great media attention is affixed on the “Obamacare” website difficulties, none is on legal changes that are even more necessary to assure justice! Let us fix America's legal system, starting now!
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