Legislation
The Student Justice Alliance has several legislative priorities pertaining to ensuring equal access to justice. Read about our actions on them below.
CIRCUIT Court Diversity
We’re introducing a bill via Del. Chao Wu to collect and publish demographic data on Maryland’s judicial applicants, candidates, nominees, appointees, judges, and justices.
We’re fueled by the promise that diversity makes for a better judiciary, and that Maryland deserves to represented in its courts.
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Second Look Act (HB853/SB291)
We joined the Maryland Second Look Coalition to pass the Maryland Second Look Act in the 2025 Legislative Session. We mobilized youth in grassroots letter-writing campaigns all across Maryland to flip votes in the General Assembly.
We believe that the justice system doesn’t have to choose between justice or empathy— we can choose both.
Thank you!
It takes more than just us to get youth in the spaces that matter. These are the advisors, advocates, and organizations that have supported and inspired us throughout the legislative process.
Advisors
Chao Wu, Maryland State Delegate
Alice Wilkerson, Executive Director of Advance Maryland
Rob Daniels, President of the LGBTQ Bar Association of Maryland
Marylin Pierre, former President of the J. Franklin Bourne Bar Association
Magdelena Tsiongas, Founder of the Maryland Second Look Coalition
Natasha Dartigue, Public Defender of Maryland
Alexander Williams, Jr., Founder of the University of Maryland Center for Education, Justice, and Ethics
