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Thursday, February 21, 2008

Ind. Courts - Judge Carr Darden of the Indiana Court of Appeals featured

Indianapolis WTHR (channel 13) Eyewitness News last evening had a feature by Sandra Chapman headed "Judge devotes career to protecting rights of the most vulnerable." You may view it or read it here. The story begins:

There's often an over-looked segment of African-American males in the criminal justice system: Those who take an oath to uphold the law.

Indiana's Honorable Judge Carr Darden has spent almost 40 years protecting the rights of those who needed it most.

Taking his stand, Indiana Court of Appeals Justice Carr Darden is living a dream. Judge Darden's contagious smile stretched across his face as he waved to the audience in the House Chambers of the Indiana Statehouse.

"I have the greatest job in the world bar none and I work around some great people," Justice Darden said of his high accomplishments.

Behind the prestigious drapings is a legal mind that took shape when African-Americans lived in resistance to robes and racism.

"Coming from a segregated society in the 40's and 50's I'm sure it was instilled in me very early that you had to fight. You had to be prepared," he recalled. "The law was what was going to make it right for us."

As mentioned at the end of this ILB entry from Feb. 14th, Judge Darden is the only one of the 15 members of the Court of Appeals up for retention this year.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on February 21, 2008 09:28 AM
Posted to Indiana Courts