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Coalition for Justice for Civil Rights praises Kathy Gail Owens' qualifications
Summary
Rudy Langford, representing the Coalition for Justice for Civil Rights, said Kathy Gail Owens ranked highly in the coalition’s vetting process and described her withdrawal from consideration for a judgeship as an act of patriotism.
Rudy Langford, speaking for the Coalition for Justice for Civil Rights, recounted the group’s work interviewing judicial candidates and said Kathy Gail Owens scored highly in their evaluation process. "Out of a possible 125 score, Kathy Gail Owens scored 120," Langford said, and he said the coalition regretted her withdrawal from consideration while praising her qualifications.
Langford described the coalition’s long history of vetting judges and urged the council and community to recognize the quality of candidates the group had promoted. His remarks were a public record entry expressing the coalition’s views on past judicial appointment processes rather than a request for immediate council action.
