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These 6 Black Philadelphia Judges All Graduated From The Same HBCU

HBCUs have produced 80% of the Black judges in the country.

by Tomas Kassahun

Six Black Philadelphia judges sat down for an interview with CBS Philly to talk about their common denominator: Hampton University, one of the most renowned HBCUs in the country.

Judges Roxanne Covington, Jonathan Irvine, Kai Scott, Mark Moore, Sharon Williams Losier and Lillian Harris Ransom, expressed their gratitude for HBCUs and emphasized the need for more diversity in courtrooms.

"When I come out from the back, you’ll see people’s faces change when they see you,” Irvine told the news station of being a Black judge in the city. “I don’t know whether that’s good or bad. You need to see diversity. Sometimes, you need to see people who look like you.”

Scott said it's not only important for the court to have diversity in race, but also in terms of gender and socioeconomic background.

“It’s important that the bench represents the entire community,” she told the station.

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