Miami Judge Commended for Handling of Antisemitic Allegations Against Justice System

The defense lawyer ‘told me that the Jewish judges are against black people,’ the defendant’s mother said.

Via the Chambers of Judge Zachary James
Judge Zachary James. Via the Chambers of Judge Zachary James

A Jewish judge at Miami is winning praise from his fellow jurists for defending the Jewish people and the impartiality of American law from an attorney who allegedly told his client that a Jewish judge wouldn’t look favorably upon a black defendant.

The American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, of which the Sun’s lawyer serves as president, is commending Judge Zachary James for his handling of antisemitic allegations against him from a lawyer in his own court.

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