According to the White House, approximately 40 Hispanic, Latino men and women have been confirmed as federal judges under President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Roughly 8 percent of federal judges in 2022 were Hispanic-Latino, a slight increase from 6.5 percent in 2020, according to the American Bar Association. Latinos are 19 percent of the U.S. population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last month, The Cook County Democratic Party passed over Appellate Judge Jesse Reyes in slating as they did four years ago. Slating is a political ritual preceding every election cycle that often indicates who will become a judge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUnacceptable,\u201d argues The Illinois Latino Agenda, a coalition of nonprofit leaders from Chicago\u2019s largest Latino-serving organizations, about a Latino candidate not being chosen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They say, \u201cWe cannot accept a lack of support for a Latino candidate for the Illinois Supreme Court, given the large and increasing pool of qualified and outstanding Latinos in the Illinois legal field.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One candidate that the Cook County Democratic Party did endorse in another 2024 primary election is Judge James Murphy-Aguil\u00fa, Circuit Court, Cook County, Illinois.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Judge James Murphy-Aguil\u00fa was a guest on the program\u00a0\u201c3 Questions With\u2026\u201d<\/a>\u00a0hosted by\u00a0Hugo Balta<\/a>, publisher of WI Latino News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n