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target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"323\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/americanjudicaturesociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-2-23-2024-2-3.png\" class=\"attachment-home-announcements size-home-announcements wp-post-image\" alt=\"Presentation &#8211; Judicial Diversity: Why It Matters and How to Achieve It\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americanjudicaturesociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-2-23-2024-2-3.png 323w, https:\/\/americanjudicaturesociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-2-23-2024-2-3-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/americanjudicaturesociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-2-23-2024-2-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/americanjudicaturesociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-2-23-2024-2-3-121x120.png 121w, https:\/\/americanjudicaturesociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-2-23-2024-2-3-201x200.png 201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" 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Do<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The American Judicature Society (AJS)<\/strong> is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization working nationally to protect the integrity of the American justice system.  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