Racial Equity in the Courts: A Conversation About Implicit Bias in the Jury Selection Process
Thursday, March 18, 2021
The UB Law Alumni Association, the Bar Association of Erie County, the Minority Bar Association of WNY and the WNY Chapter of the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York will present a panel comprised of the Commissioner of Jurors for Erie County, a state and federal judge, a prosecutor, and a criminal defense attorney. They will give their perspectives on implicit bias and the jury selection process, whether it affects outcomes, and what we can—and should—do about it.
The program features:
Dr. Christine Farrow, Ph.D.
Acting Commissioner of Jurors for Erie County
Robert Ross Fogg, Esq. ’96 (J.D.), ’02 (LL.M.)
Trial attorney focusing on federal and state criminal defense, immigration, and personal injury,
The Law Offices of Robert Ross Fogg
Hon. E. Jeannette Ogden ’83
NYS Supreme Court Justice, 8th Judicial District
Chairwoman, NYS Judicial Commission on Women in the Courts-Gender and Racial Fairness Committee, 8th Judicial District
Holly P. Tucker, Esq. ’96
Assistant District Attorney, Erie County District Attorney’s Office
Hon. Elizabeth A. Wolford
United States District Judge, Western District of New York
Moderated by Prof. Anthony O'Rourke
Joseph W. Belluck & Laura L. Aswad Professor of Civil Justice and Director of the School of Law's Advocacy Institute
