And Merrill Nelson is all for keeping it that way.
There are no black judges on the Utah bench, and there are only four Latinos, four Asians and one American Indian. Nearly three-fourths of the bench is male.
But a Utah lawmaker wants a commission that vets potential judges to stop giving any consideration to racial and gender diversity when it is recommending potential appointees to the governor.
Rep. Merrill Nelson* points to the Utah Constitution and state law that he says prohibits the nominating commission from considering race or gender when it vets candidates.
The Grantsville Republican said those laws contradict language on the application for a judgeship that includes a section about "diversity on the bench," which states that if candidates' qualifications are equal, "it is relevant to consider the background and experience of the applicants in relation to the current composition of the bench."
*Merrill Nelson is a Mormon, Republican, BYU graduate who worked at Kirton McConkie. http://www.merrillnelson.com
“When we are confronted with evidence that challenges our deeply held beliefs we are more likely to reframe the evidence than we are to alter our beliefs. We simply invent new reasons, new justifications, new explanations. Sometimes we ignore the evidence altogether.” (Mathew Syed 'Black Box Thinking')
Ah so a bench that has no token black is a racist bench. Does this include the bench under the arses of the Q15 at conference?
Kolob’s set time is “one thousand years according to the time appointed unto that whereon thou standest” (Abraham 3:4). I take this as a round number. - Gee
Race should have absolutely no bearing on hiring procedures. The ONLY exception can potentially be if a particular race needs a "mentor" or some other sort of representation for where or what they are being hired for.
Otherwise, you're being a racist I have a question.
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