Maryland lags behind post-racial society

The event in question actually happened a couple weeks back according to this published report, but Martin O’Malley made news on his Facebook page by breathlessly announcing, “Today Governor O’Malley appointed the Honorable Michele D. Hotten to the Maryland Court of Special Appeals–the first African American woman ever to sit on this high court. Congratulations Judge Hotten!”

Certainly I can think of no objection to the pick based on experience, as the brief bio in the article I cited lists a long resume of judicial accomplishments spanning a quarter-century. Apparently she’s well qualified.

(continued on my Examiner.com page…)

Author: Michael

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