The state NAACP wants more African-American judges appointed to U.S. District Courts in the state.
In an open letter to U.S. Sens. Kay Hagan and Richard Burr, the state's largest civil rights group said the senators should recommend an African American to serve as U.S. District Court judge in the Eastern District.
"With only one African American federal District Court Judge presently seated, North Carolina has the least diverse bench of all states in the South," wrote the Rev. William Barber, state NAACP president.
The state has never had an African-American federal judge in the Eastern District, where about half of the state's African American population resides, he wrote. "This exclusion is unacceptable and an embarrassment to this State and its African American community."
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How racist can Barber be?
October 25, 2011 - 4:13pm — NotaliberalRev. Barber, you are unacceptable and an embarassment to this state. I thought we wanted the best and most qualified person for the job. Appointing people to positions based on race is the definition of racism. What would Barber say if some other group demanded a (you fill in the blank other than black) person be appointed?