Fairness on Trial: Exploring the Power of Diverse Juries
On Friday, Nov. 14th, 2025 Marquette University Law School and Common Ground co-hosted Fairness on Trial: Exploring the Power of Diverse Juries
The program began with a screening of the documentary, Judging Juries, which describes the problem and recent reforms in San Francisco. View the trailer here.
The program featured a presentation from Professor Ronald Wright of Wake Forest Law School, who has researched jury diversity in North Carolina and other Southern states, as well as information on jury diversity in Milwaukee and Wisconsin. The program concluded with a moderated panel discussion with
- Common Ground Leader & Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Milton Childs
- Attorney Deja Vishny
- Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Dallet
- Milwaukee County District Attorney Kent Lovern
- Derek Mosley, Director, Lubar Center for Public Policy Research and Civic Education
Judge Childs did a great job telling the story of the campaign and representing us on the panel. Common Ground was well represented in the audience that also included public officials and important leaders from the legal community.
During the Q&A several people remarked that they had tried doing something about this issue before but were able to. There was a sense of hope that something will now be done because Common Ground is involved.
