SCCBA Diversity Committee

The SCCBA was one of the first voluntary bar associations (along with the Bar Association of San Francisco) in California and the Country to establish a Diversity Committee. The Committee, established, in 1991, was charged with increasing participation of minorities in the SCCBA. This Committee has successfully met that challenge through programs such as the Unsung Heroes� Reception where 3-5 minority attorneys are recognized each year for their efforts to advance minorities in the profession. That yearly program has recognized over 75 individuals and organizations since its inception in 1994.

In addition, the Diversity Committee regularly sponsors a workshop for minorities on applying for a judicial appointment. This has helped increase the number of minority applicants for appointments to the California Superior Court bench in Santa Clara County. In part, due to these efforts, over the last decade 13 minority attorneys have been appointed to the bench; of these 11 have been appointed since 2000.

The Committee also serves as a means of communication and cooperative efforts between the local minority bar associations as representatives for each of the minority bar associations serve on the Committee.

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