Minority and Justice Commission

Publications Available

To obtain a copy:

1. You may download the publication by clicking on the link below. Most documents are in PDF format which requires that you have Adobe Reader, the lates version is available at http://get.adobe.com/reader/.
    
2. For DVDs, Posters, and Notecards, please send an E-Mail to the Washington State Minority and Justice Commission at: Minority.Justice@courts.wa.gov; please include your organization name, your full name and job title, address, phone, e-mail, and the name and quantity of the items desired.  

• Annual & Biennial Reports
• Community Forums
• Cultural Competency DVD and Videotape
• Equal Justice Newsletters
• Posters
• Research Committee Reports
• Workforce Diversity Committee Publications
• Speeches

Annual and Biennium Reports

• 2011 Annual Report
• 2010 Annual Report 
• 2009 Annual Report 
• 2007-2008 Report
• 2006 Annual Report
• 2005 Annual Report
• 2003-2004 Report
• 2002 Annual Report
• 2001 Annual Report
• 1998 Annual Report
• 1995-1996 Report
• 1994 Annual Report

Community Forums

• January 30, 2004 Community Forum 
• July 30, 2004 Community Forum

Cultural Competency DVD and Videotape

• "Cultural Competency: Rising to the Challenge" DVD, produced April 2000 

Equal Justice Newsletters

• Volume 16 Number 2, October 2012
• Volume 16 Number 1, April 2012
• Volume 15 Number 3, December 2011
• Volume 15 Number 2, August 2011
• Volume 15 Number 1, April 2011
• Volume 14, Number 2, December 2010
• Volume 14, Number 1, April 2010
• Volume 13, Number 1, August 2009
• Volume 12, Number 2, December 2008
• Volume 12, Number 1, June 2008
• Volume 11, Number 2, November 2007
• Volume 11, Number 1, May 2007
• Volume 10, Number 1, June 2006
• Volume 9, Number 2, November 2005
• Volume 9, Number 1, June 2005
• Volume 8, Number 2, December 2004
• Volume 8, Number 1, April 2004
• Volume 7, Number 2, July 2003
• Volume 7, Number 1, April 2003
• Volume 6, Number 2, December 2002
• Volume 6, Number 1, August 2002
• Volume 5, Number 1, January 2002
• Volume 4, Number 1, September 2001
• Volume 3, Number 1, March 2000
• Volume 2, Number 3, August 1999
• Volume 2, Number 2, April 1999
• Volume 2, Number 1, January 1999

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Posters

• "The Flag"
• "I Am the Trail of My Ancestors"
• "The Messengers"
• "In My Father's House There Were Many Roomers"
• "Así lo soñó Sandino"
• "Equal Justice for All People"
• "We create balance"
• "Justice is all inclusive"
• "Justice and Women of Color"
• "The Jury"
• "Equal Justice"

Research Reports

• Washington State Racial and Ethnic Minority Judges (March 2009) 
• The Assessment and Consequences of Legal Financial Obligations in Washington State, Final Report, August 2008
• Research Study "The Impact of Race and Ethnicity on Charging and Sentencing Processes for Drug Offenders in Three Counties of Washington State" Final Report, December 1999
• Research Study "Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Sentencing Outcomes for Drug Offenders in Washington State: FY1996-FY1999
• Research Study "A Study on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Superior Court Bail and Pre-Trial Detention Practices in Washington" Final Report, October 1997
• Research Study "Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Prosecution of Felony Cases in King County" Final Report, 1995
• "Racial/Ethnic Disparities and Exceptional Sentences in Washington State" Final Report, 1993
• Washington State Minority and Justice Task Force Final Report, December 1990

Workforce Diversity Publications

• Diversifying the Bench Guidebook: How to Become a Judicial Officer, March 2011
• Building a Diverse Court: A Guide to Recruitment and Retention, 2nd Edition, June 2010

Speech

Justice Xavier Rodriguez - Opening Speaker for 2002 Fall Judicial Conference