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Calling All Lawyers and Judges for Civic Duty (New York Law Journal)
New York Law Journal, May 1, 2023
Calling All Lawyers and Judges for Civic Duty
You likely have seen some of the dispiriting statistics: One out of two Americans can’t name the three branches of our government. One in four can’t name any branch. Only two-thirds of Americans vote in presidential elections, and only 40% vote in midterms.
Katharine H. Parker, a Magistrate Judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, and Dawn Smalls, a partner at Jenner & Block and a member of the New York City Campaign Finance Board, are co-chairs of the New York City Bar Association’s Task Force on Civic Education.
