Public Comment/Public Positions
The SDCBA is proud to be a representative and advocate for the legal profession and a champion of the justice system, and will consider taking a public position or providing comment when the issue educates/informs the public, and is in line with its mission/strategic framework and when such issues may impact:
• Administration of justice (including respect for the rule of law and the judicial branch)
• Diversity and inclusion in the profession
• Professionalism/ethics
• Civility
• Equal justice under the law/civil liberties
• Independence of the judiciary, including criticism of judges
• Constitutional rights that impact the justice system
• Access to justice
For information about the SDCBA's Public Position Policy and how to submit a request, please click here.
Request consideration of an issue:
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Recent Positions:
- 2021 — March 16, 2021 — Statement - The San Diego County Bar Association Condemns Criminal Acts Targeting The Asian American And Pacific Islander Communities
- 2021 — January 7, 2021 — Statement - The SDCBA Condemns The Actions Of Those Who Sought To Undermine Our Constitution And Democracy
- 2020 — November 13, 2020 - Letter to the State Bar of California - Revising CLE Rules to Grant Credit for Topics Relating to Wellness, Resilience and More
- 2020 — October 16, 2020 — San Diego County Bar Association Announces Support for City of San Diego Measure B
- 2020 — September 18 — SDCBA Supports Retroactive Application of California Bar Exam Passing Score
- 2020 — June 22 — SDCBA urges San Diego City Council to approve charter amendment language establishing a “Commission on Police Practices” and to place the initiative on the November 2020 ballot.
- 2020 — June 3 — The San Diego County Bar Association Condemns Racism and Violence Against Communities of Color and is Committed to Working Toward Positive Change
- 2020 — May 29 — Statement urging the San Diego City Council to adopt R-2020-557 to denounce racism and xenophobia
- 2020 — March 27 — The San Diego County Bar Association denounces the use of racist, xenophobic terms to describe COVID-19.
- 2018-6-28 SDCBA Public Statement on Transgender Offender Procedures
- 2017 Report on Issues Impacting Justice in San Diego
- 2017-8-18 Letter to the Chairman and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee on the splitting of the 9th Circut Court Court of Appeals
- 2017-7-28 Statement on Transgender Military Service Members
- Letter from California Bar Associations re: Legal Services Corporation
- 2017-2-15 Statement on January 2017 Executive Orders on Immigration and Independence of the Judiciary
- 2016-6-13 Open Letter re: Independence of the Judiciary and Hon. Gonzalo Curiel