Dale Charles said he thought only blacks should have been on the list
By Aaron Sadler
WASHINGTON — The head of the Arkansas NAACP on Friday challenged 3rd District Rep. John Boozman’s commitment to diversity in the judiciary after the congressman announced six candidates for a vacant federal judge position.
Boozman, R-Rogers, forwarded the names of three whites and three blacks to President Bush, who will select one person from that list to replace the late U.S. District Judge George Howard, who was black.
Dale Charles, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s state conference said he thought only blacks should have been on the list.
Howard, who held court in the Little Rock-based Eastern District, was the first black federal judge in Arkansas.Boozman said he looked for the best candidates for the job, regardless of race.
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