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Supreme Court schedules full‑day tribal sovereignty symposium; Justice Yu to step down as MJC cochair
Summary
Justice Yu announced he will step down as cochair of the Minority and Justice Commission and that Justice Helen Whitener will transition into the role; the Supreme Court set aside June 11 at the Temple of Justice for a full‑day symposium on tribal sovereignty.
Justice Yu told the Minority and Justice Commission that he plans to step aside as cochair and that Justice Helen Whitener has expressed interest in taking on the role; he said the transition should be complete by September. “I am finally finally happy to say that I am gonna be able to step aside as cochair,” he said, adding that he looks forward to continuing as a member of the commission while Whitener leads.
Frank, the commission staff lead on education and events, described a Supreme Court‑hosted, full‑day symposium on tribal sovereignty scheduled for Wednesday, June 11 at the Temple of Justice. Frank said the court is inviting tribal legal leaders, advocates and other experts to shape the program and asked members to mark the date and help with planning and outreach. "It will probably be a hybrid again in the sense that we'll gather in person, but we'll also have some sort of remote possibilities," he said.
Molly noted the commission’s annual report — which highlights the Supreme Court symposium among other initiatives — is in final design and will be distributed as a flipbook and PDF to MJC and judicial listservs within the coming week.
Commissioners praised Justice Yu’s leadership and welcomed the symposium as an opportunity to examine sovereign‑nation issues and racial disproportionality in the criminal legal system. The commission did not take formal action on leadership at the meeting; members were told the transition will be made public as plans firm up.
