Our Purpose

The purpose of the Commission for Fairness And Justice is to promote fairness and equal application of the law for all in Pennsylvania. The Commission fulfills this purpose by:

  1. Implementing the recommendations from the 2003 study by the Supreme Court Committee on Racial and Gender Bias in the Justice System (the “Committee”);
  2. Investigating and implementing new initiatives that may not have been addressed by the Committee;
  3. Raising both public and professional awareness of the impact of race, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, or disability on the fair delivery of justice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania;
  4. Suggesting ways to reduce or eliminate such bias or invidious discrimination within all branches of government and within the legal profession; and
  5. Increasing public confidence in the fairness of all three branches of government in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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