THE LATINO JUDGES ASSOCIATION, THE GAP IN BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND UPCOMING PROGRAMS

Published: Aug. 26, 2024, 3:01 p.m.

In a special co-production of the Historical Society of the New York Courts and Amici, the podcast program of the NYS Unified Court System, an insightful panel discusses with Host John Caher the growth of the Latino Judges Association, a little known case that ended school desegregation in California and set the stage for future civil rights victories, an upcoming inaugural moot court competition, and the differences between bilingual education and English as a Second Language (ESL). \n\nThree sitting judges \u2013 Supreme Court Justices Patria Frias-Col\xf3n and Wilma Guzman and Court of Claims Judge Linda Mejias-Glover \u2013 and Daniel O. Sierra of the Historical Society offer insight and perspective.\n\nVideo: https://youtu.be/ZeAFOMc3foU\n\nTranscript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2024-08/Mendez%2024-edited.pdf