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Washington Lawyer

March/April 2024 Edition

The Appellate Project: On a Mission to Diversify the Highest Courts.

Law360

January 19, 2024

Nonprofit Founder On Mission To Diversify Appellate Bar.

Legal Talk Network's SideBar Podcast

January 16, 2024

Appellate courts decide what our laws mean and how they affect all aspects of our personal lives: our ability to vote, how we are policed, our religious freedom, the quality of our education, our workplaces, healthcare, immigration protections, and much more. Yet people of color remain greatly underrepresented as both appellate attorneys and judges. Juvaria Khan, founder of The Appellate Project discusses the importance of diversity of lived experience in defining equity and fairness in judicial decision-making.

The Teen Magazine

December 23, 2023

Jeorjet Reyes on Helping People of Color Navigate the Legal World.

Strict Scrutiny

September 4, 2023

Juvaria Khan, founder of The Appellate Project, joins Melissa, Kate, and Leah to catch up on the fallout of the Supreme Court's affirmative action decision in June. Then, Melissa talks with Justice Goodwin Liu of Supreme Court of California and Mary Hoopes of Pepperdine's Caruso School of Law about their research on diversity in hiring clerks.

Teen Vogue

August 11, 2023

Appellate Courts Are Overwhelmingly White and Male — That Needs to Change.

On the Square Podcast

August 3, 2023

Sapelo Square's executive director Latasha Rouseau sits down with Juvaria Khan to discuss the flaws of the appellate court system, but also the opportunities that exist to change its racial makeup.

The Washington Post

July 24, 2023

Biden lawyer who defended affirmative action grapples with diversity in her own office.

How I Lawyer Podcast

June 23, 2023

In collaboration with The Appellate Project, How I Lawyer host Jonah Perlin chats with four TAP community members about the judicial clerkship process and how to secure a judicial clerkship.

Washington Lawyer

May/June 2023 Edition

Mirror, Mirror, From the Bench: Diversity in Appellate Advocacy.

Journey to Esquire The Podcast

May 12, 2023

In collaboration with The Appellate Project, founder of Journey to Eqsuire The Podcast Joseline Hardrick sits down with Briaunna Buckner Durhal to discuss appellate practice and mentorship.

The Colorado Springs Gazette

March 11, 2023

White, male lawyers dominate oral arguments before Colorado's appellate courts.

How I Lawyer Podcast

February 17, 2023

In collaboration with The Appellate Project, How I Lawyer host Jonah Perlin chats with four appellate advocates of color as they share their paths to becoming appellate lawyers and the tools they have learned for success along the way.

Associated Press News

November 4, 2022

Supreme Court more diverse than lawyers who argue before it.

The Washington Post

October 30, 2022

Historically diverse Supreme Court hears disproportionately from White lawyers.

Federal Bar Association News

May 31, 2022

D&I Judicial Spotlight – Hon. Mimi Tsankov

CauseArtist

February 9, 2022

32 Nonprofit Leaders Who Will Impact the World in 2022

USA Today

February 3, 2022

All eyes are on the Supreme Court. But push for diversity shouldn't end there, experts say.

BuzzFeed

January 28, 2022

Biden’s Supreme Court Promise Underscores A Reality: Black Women Rarely Get to The Federal Judiciary

Muslim Bar Association of New York

August 9, 2021

Juvaria Khan joins to discuss her journey to starting The Appellate Project, the importance of having mentors early in your career, and why we need to challenge assumptions on who belongs in certain spaces.

Strict Scrutiny

August 2, 2021

In collaboration with The Appellate Project, the hosts of Strict Scrutiny talk to Debo Adegbile and Bruce Spiva about voting rights and diversity in the appellate bar.

Law360

June 30, 2021

State Courts' Stark Lack Of Diversity Demands Action

Texas Appellate Law Podcast

April 22, 2021

Promoting Diversity in Appellate Practice: Hosts Todd Smith and Jody Sanders sit down with Juvaria Khan to discuss her creation of The Appellate Project and the importance of diversity in the appellate bar.

Strict Scrutiny

April 19, 2021

Right For The Wrong Reasons: Hosts Kate Shaw and Melissa Murray are joined by special guests Juvaria Khan, Matthew Fletcher, and Carmen Iguina Gonzalez to discuss the upcoming April sitting and the work of The Appellate Project.

“How I Lawyer" Podcast with Jonah Perlin

February 16, 2021

Interview with Juvaria Khan, Founder and Executive Director of The Appellate Project

Bloomberg Law

December 23, 2020

Diversifying Appellate World Means Starting at the Beginning

Ms. JD

December 3, 2020

Desi Advocacy: Spotlight on Juvaria Khan, Founder of The Appellate Project

Strict Scrutiny

August 17, 2020

The Civility Alarm: Host Leah Litman is joined by TAP Board members Amir Ali (Deputy Director, MacArthur Justice Center's Supreme Court & Appellate Program) and Tiffany Wright (Co-Director, HUSL's Civil Rights Clinic) to discuss the lack of diversity in the appellate bar and its consequences.

Legal Talk Network

July 10, 2020

Tune in to hear about The Appellate Project and its mission to bring greater diversity to our appellate courts with founder Juvaria Khan.

The National Law Journal

June 24, 2020

Appellate Project' Aims to Boost Diversity in Specialized Bar

Bloomberg Law

June 19, 2020

Noel Francisco’s Exit Trims Scant High Court Minority Presence