By Erin Sheridan
Staff Writer
Brownsville Herald
A claim filed by seven female attorneys alleging that the City of Brownsville discriminated against them by hiring three male judges to the municipal court without publicizing the vacancies was dismissed late last week.
The attorneys brought suit against the city in mid-March, detailing alleged discriminatory hiring practices on the part of city employees, including the city manager, an executive assistant, city commissioners, and sitting municipal judges.
“The attorneys bring suit against the City of Brownsville for alleged civil rights violations, alleging that the appointment of the three men stems from a pattern and practice of discriminatory hiring practices that the City maintains, to the detriment of women,” read the complaint.
The dismissal order and opinion issued on Thursday by U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. ruled that the language used in the Brownsville Personnel Policy Manual does not require the city manager to publicize vacancies or interview a specific number of applicants.
The claim of discriminatory hiring practices on the basis of sex was also dismissed due to the court’s ruling that the attorneys could not prove that the city’s failure to publicize vacancies disproportionately affected women applicants.
The women will be allowed to file an amended complaint in response to the dismissal.
The complaint filed by the women stated each was well-qualified for the open positions of Associate Municipal Court Judge and in some cases already served on the bench in other positions.
A claim filed by seven female attorneys alleging that the City of Brownsville discriminated against them by hiring three male judges to the municipal court without publicizing the vacancies was dismissed late last week.
The attorneys brought suit against the city in mid-March, detailing alleged discriminatory hiring practices on the part of city employees, including the city manager, an executive assistant, city commissioners, and sitting municipal judges.
“The attorneys bring suit against the City of Brownsville for alleged civil rights violations, alleging that the appointment of the three men stems from a pattern and practice of discriminatory hiring practices that the City maintains, to the detriment of women,” read the complaint.
The dismissal order and opinion issued on Thursday by U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. ruled that the language used in the Brownsville Personnel Policy Manual does not require the city manager to publicize vacancies or interview a specific number of applicants.
The claim of discriminatory hiring practices on the basis of sex was also dismissed due to the court’s ruling that the attorneys could not prove that the city’s failure to publicize vacancies disproportionately affected women applicants.
The women will be allowed to file an amended complaint in response to the dismissal.
The complaint filed by the women stated each was well-qualified for the open positions of Associate Municipal Court Judge and in some cases already served on the bench in other positions.
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2 comments:
It now makes sense why Bernal is now hiring women for any city position. Got total alignment?
It is a boys club.
Just like Halliburton, they do not hire women.
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