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Unidentified judge urges more visible diversity on Montgomery County circuit court portrait wall
Summary
An unidentified judge marked Black History Month by saying the circuit court's portrait wall on the 3rd floor "does not represent our county," recounting a courtroom moment when Black attendees "had their faces light up" and arguing representation affects public confidence in the justice system.
An unidentified judge opened brief remarks to Montgomery County with, "Happy Black History Month, Montgomery County," and said one reason they sought the bench was the circuit court's display of prior judges on the 3rd floor.
The judge told the audience that, as they passed the wall of portraits, they concluded "that wall does not represent our county."…
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