The Latino Judges Association Proudly Presents
On the 74th anniversary of the seminal decision of Mendez v. Westminster School Dist. of Orange County (161 F.2d 774 [1947]), join us for a panel discussion moderated by NYS Court of Appeals Judge Jenny Rivera that will be followed by the screening of the Emmy-winning documentary on this rarely-discussed school desegregation case involving Mexican Americans in California, featuring:
Ms. Sandra Robbie, Writer and Producer of the Award-Winning Documentary
Judge Frederick P. Aguirre, Retired Judge, Superior Court, Orange County, California
Jose Perez, Esq., Deputy General Counsel, LatinoJustice PRLDEF
Mendez, which predates Brown v. Board of Education, laid the legal foundation and set the stage for the United States Supreme Court’s reversal of the “separate but equal” doctrine.
Program Information
Podcast with Judge Patria Frias-Colón • Transcript
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Mendez v. Westminster Documentary
Please click on the following link to screen “Mendez v. Westminster: For All the Children”. Please note that the views and opinions expressed by the writer and producer preceding the documentary do not reflect or represent the views or positions of the Latino Judges Association or co-sponsoring organizations/entities.
"Mendez v. Westminster: For All the Children" Sandra Robbie WebsiteMeet Our Faculty
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Sponsoring Organizations
Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission; New York State Judicial Institute; Historical Society of the New York Courts; CUNY Law School's Center for Latinx Rights and Equality; Latino Justice/PRLDEF; and Bronx Women’s Bar Association.
