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Convicted rapist Francis John Wark, 65, killed 17-year-old teenager Hayley Dodd
She was last seen alive in 1999 walking along a road about 200km north of Perth
Hayley s mother Margaret fought for 22 years for Hayley s killer to face justice
Judge said Wark stopped at side of road and attacked Hayley in violent struggle
WA Supreme Court ruling replaced a murder verdict from judge-alone 2018 trial
Judge said Hayley s manslaughter was one of the worst recorded cases in WA
In summary
New data from the state’s Judicial Council touts an increase in women judges and people of color on the bench, but Latinos, in particular, remain poorly represented in many Superior Courts.
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California’s bench of judges and justices is growing more diverse, according to data released this week by the state’s governing body for the court system. Amid brightly colored graphs and charts, the Judicial Council touted adding more women and people of color to its ranks over the past 15 years.
Women now represent nearly 38% of judicial officers at all levels trial and appellate courts, as well as the state’s highest court, the new data show.
CHARLESTON – The state Senate has passed a bill to create an intermediate court of appeals.
Senate Bill 275 passed by a 19-15 vote February 24. It now heads to the House of Delegates, where a similar bill was voted down by a slim margin as the legislative session drew to a close. Such legislation has been introduced numerous times in recent years, but none of the bills have reached the governor’s desk.
Four Republicans – Amy Grady, Bill Hamilton, Patrick Martin and David Stover – joined Democrats to vote against the bill. It now heads to the House of Delegates for consideration, where similar efforts to create an intermediate court system have died in recent years.