Posted at 8:16 pm on December 23, 2020 by Brett T.
We missed this in the Washington Post Tuesday, but a Fairfax County judge has ordered that the portraits of mostly white judges be removed from the courtroom during a black defendant’s trial, arguing that the portraits create the perception that the justice system is biased.
NEW: Va. judge rules a Black defendant can t get a fair trial in a courtroom adorned with portraits of largely White judges. Orders paintings removed for upcoming trial https://t.co/WUl8LyueWd
A Fairfax County judge [David Bernhard] has ruled that a Black defendant can’t get a fair trial in a courtroom decorated overwhelmingly with portraits of White judges and has ordered the paintings to be removed for the man’s upcoming legal proceeding. https://t.co/byVCadKSNr