… pretty close or were tied, there was a slight preference to go with the person of color in order to be able to diversify the office. And I did that. I was able, over the years, to hire and promote black assistant prosecutors. And also with regard to women, there were four women on staff as assistant prosecutors when I first got there, so that would be 7% of the professional staff. (03:22–03:29)
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Asserts that Carl Marlinga hired and promoted African American assistant prosecutors during his tenure.
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