Chief of DOJ’s New $6 Mil Racial Equity Office says Oftentimes Justice May Mean Never Filing a Case – Judicial Watch

The Biden administration’s new $6 million office to narrow inequality in the justice system has hired as its director a former public defender who says “oftentimes justice may mean never filing a case.” The veteran attorney will lead the Office for Access to Justice (ATJ), established after a Department of Justice (DOJ) probe found significant gaps in equal access to justice for racial minorities and inequities that the agency claims were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. “There can be no equal justice without equal access to justice,” Attorney General Merrick Garland proclaimed when launching the ATJ last fall as a standalone DOJ post with a staff of eight that includes six attorneys. “And because we do not yet have equal access to justice in America, the task before us is urgent,” Garland added. The Biden administration plans to increase the ATJ budget by 66.7% next year and will add 42 new positions as well as 18 attorneys.