California shows gains in minority lawyers‚ but numbers lag far behind general population
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California shows gains in minority lawyers‚ but numbers lag far behind general population

Women made up 56% of newly admitted lawyers last year‚ while minority attorneys were 55%‚ the report found. That’s up from 53% and 50% in 2019‚ when the state bar began issuing an annual demographics report. Despite the increases‚ California’s lawyer population remains nearly two-thirds white — much higher than the 38% of the state’s adult population that is white‚ the report found. Minorities are 62%...