THE DEFENDERS OF JUSTICE: CHANGING THE LANDSCAPE OF THE LA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
WHERE WE STARTED
Launched in 2022 by La Defensa, Ground Game LA, and judicial accountability organizers, the first iteration of The Defenders of Justice was made up of four progressive attorneys looking to revolutionize the bench in Los Angeles County. We were successful in electing Judge Holly Hancock to the LA Superior Court as the first Black public defender to ever do so.
THE MOVEMENT CONTINUES
Join our efforts to #TransformTheJudiciary as the new Defenders of Justice run for LA Superior Court Judge in the 2024 election cycle.
Join us in this movement and become a part of history.
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JUDGE FACTS
64.8%
Of LA Superior Court Judges are male.
63%
Of LA Superior Court Judges are white.
78%
Of LA County Superior Court Judges were formally prosecutors.
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Only two LA County Superior Court Judges were public defenders elected to the position—one of whom was last year’s Defender of Justice Holly Hancock.