Race Matters II: The Impact of Race on Criminal Justice (2019)

This 2nd annual event was designed to help practitioners identify and confront issues of racial bias in our courts, the law enforcement community, by prosecutors, and yes, even the defense team. Attendees heard from trial lawyers, academics, and formerly incarcerated individuals who offered their personal perspectives, strategies, and ideas on why Race Matters. This program was created to intentionally challenge you to push the envelope on your understanding of and willingness to attack racial bias in the criminal justice system.

Race Matters II: The Impact of Race on Criminal Justice
January 10-11, 2019 | Los Angeles, California

Race Matters in our criminal justice system. It affects what happens from initial contact with police on the street, to the end of the case and everything in between. As part of being effective advocates for our clients, criminal defense lawyers face the challenge of confronting the difficult issues presented by race in America. This program was produced in partnership with the National Bar Association Criminal Law & Juvenile Justice Section.

Speaker Bios

Thursday, January 10, 2019

Opening Remarks
 
Welcoming Remarks
 
Introductory Remarks

NACDL President Drew Findling & Program Chairs

Hon. Kevin C. Brazile, Presiding Judge, Superior Court of Los Angeles County

Rick Jones, NACDL Immediate Past President

How the Lawyer & Client Work Together

David Singleton, Executive Director, Ohio Justice & Policy Center and Professor of Law and Director of Constitutional Litigation Clinic, Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law & Tyra Patterson, Community Outreach Strategy Specialist, Ohio Justice & Policy Center

Bail, Risk Assessment and Race

 

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Isaac Bryan, Master of Public Policy candidate, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
Race and Voir Dire

 

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Eric Davis, Chief of the Felony Trial Division, Harris County Public Defender (Houston, TX)
The Intersection of Hip Hop, Racism and the Criminal Justice System

 

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Drew Findling, NACDL President (2018-2019), The Findling Law Firm PC, Atlanta, GA
Presentation of NACDL’s Champion of Justice Award
Music pioneer and innovator, Stevie Wonder
Isms and Schisms: Implicit Bias

 

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Cynthia Roseberry, Secretary of the Board of Trustees, Wilberforce University
A Self Reflection: Does (the) RACE (of the lawyer) MATTER?

 

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Nan Whitfield, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender
Attorney Civility and Elimination of Bias

 

Materials

Hon. Marguerite Downing, Superior Court of Los Angeles County; Albert Camacho Jr., Los Angeles County Office of the Public Defender; Hon. Allen Joseph Webster, Jr., Los Angeles Superior Court; & Lei-Chala I. Wilson, Law Offices of Lei-Chala I. Wilson

Race Matters I (2017)

Friday, January 11, 2019

Race and Police Violence: What’s the Fourth Amendment Got to Do with It

 

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Prof. Devon W. Carbado, Associate Vice Chancellor of BruinX for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Honorable Harry Pregerson Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law
Practicing Cultural Humility

 

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Gina Pruski, Director of Training and Development, Wisconsin State Public Defender
Creating a Culturally Sensitive Team

 

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Callie Glanton Steele, Senior Litigator, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Central District of California (Los Angeles)
Race and the Justice System: 4th and 5th Amendment Cases

 

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Todd Pugh, Breen & Pugh Attorneys at Law, Chicago, IL
Presentation of NACDL’s 2018 Champion of Public Defense Award
Civil Rights Corps and the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office
Race and the Juvenile Justice System

 

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Alisa Rachelle Blair, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender
Advocating for the Advocate: Identifying, Preventing & Recovering from Secondary Trauma

 

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Dr. Ifetayo Ojelade, Ph.D., licensed psychologist and expert on trauma recovery, Atlanta, GA
Native Americans and the Criminal Justice System

 

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Prof. Barbara Creel, Professor of Law and Director of the Southwest Indian Law Clinic, University of New Mexico School of Law
Sentencing Reform: Ending Mass Incarceration is One Step toward Racial Justice

 

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Nicole Porter, Director of Advocacy, The Sentencing Project

Race Matters IV (2021), V (2022), VI (2023), and VII (2024) are available for purchase.

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