"In view of recent events in our communities and through the nation, we are at an inflection point in our history. It is all too clear that the legacy of past injustices inflicted on African Americans persists powerfully and tragically to this day. Each of us has a duty to recognize there is much unfinished and essential work that must be done to make equality and inclusion an everyday reality for all. We must, as a society, honestly recognize our unacceptable failings and continue to build on our shared strengths.

We must acknowledge that, in addition to overt bigotry, inattention and complacency have allowed tacit toleration of the intolerable. These are burdens particularly borne by African Americans as well as Indigenous Peoples singled out for disparate treatment in the United States Constitution when it was ratified. We have an opportunity, in this moment, to overcome division, accept responsibility for our troubled past, and forge a unified future for all who share devotion to this country and its ideals.

We state clearly and without equivocation that we condemn racism in all its forms: conscious, unconscious, institutional, structural, historic, and continuing. We say this as persons who believe all members of humanity deserve equal respect and dignity; as citizens committed to building a more perfect Union; and as leaders of an institution whose fundamental mission is to ensure equal justice under the law for every single person. In our profession and in our daily lives, we must confront the injustices that have led millions to call for a justice system that works fairly for everyone.

Each member of this court, along with the court as a whole, embraces this obligation.

As members of the legal profession sworn to uphold our fundamental constitutional values, we will not and must not rest until the promise of equal justice under law is, for all our people, a living truth." Sincerely, Supreme Court of California Issues Statement on Equality and Inclusion June 11, 2020 Contact: Cathal Conneely 415-865-7740 Supreme Court of California Issues Statement on Equality and Inclusion ... https://newsroom.courts.ca.gov/news/supreme-court-of-california-issues-... 1 of Ming Chin Carol Corrigan Goodwin Liu Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar Leondra Kruger Joshua Groban Note: Supreme Court of California Statement on Equality and Inclusion Related Supreme Court Rolls Out Oral Argument by Videoconference May 19, 2020 Supreme Court Announces Jury Selection Work Group January 29, 2020 Supreme Court Attorneys Give Back December 23, 2019 Supreme Court of California Issues Statement on Equality and Inclusion ... https://newsroom.courts.ca.gov/news/supreme-court-of-california-issues-... 2 of Supreme Court of California Issues Statement on Equality and Inclusion ... https://newsroom.courts.ca.gov/news/supreme-court-of-california-issues-... 3 of 3