# Lawyer groups target journalist for court criticism

> Lawyer associations accuse National Post journalist of attacking judges.
- Title: Lawyer groups target journalist for court criticism | Shortify
- Summary: Lawyer associations accuse National Post journalist of attacking judges. Lawyer groups claim National Post journalist's criticism of judges' past activism…
- Keywords: national post, advocates society, canadian bar association, jamie sarkonak, judicial criticism, lawyer associations, courts, news, politics, Lawyer, groups, target
- Source: Nationalpost — https://nationalpost.com/opinion/collin-may-shame-on-lawyer-associations-for-trying-to-silence-criticism-of-courts
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- Topics: national post, advocates society, canadian bar association, jamie sarkonak, judicial criticism, lawyer associations, courts, news, politics
## Lawyer groups target journalist
Lawyer associations accuse National Post journalist Jamie Sarkonak of criticizing judges' past activism.

> the National Post has recently published a spate of commentary that falls short of the standard of journalism that strengthens our democracy
## Sarkonak's criticism of judges
Sarkonak ties judges' current racialized sentencing to past activism as lawyers.

> the judges’ current penchant for racialized sentencing, consistent with past activism, and creating protected rights for drug dealing criminals
## CBA and Advocates' Society actions
Canadian Bar Association and Advocates' Society both criticized Sarkonak for attacking individual judges.

> the National Post has recently published a spate of commentary that falls short of the standard of journalism that strengthens our democracy
## Sarkonak's defense
Sarkonak defends her criticism of judges' past ideological commitments.

> the connection between a judge’s decisions on the bench and their former ideological commitments raises some concerns
## Judicial selection process
Trudeau government injected ideology into judicial selection process in 2016.

> the Trudeau government injected ideology into the process in 2016 when it replaced the federal justice minister’s three representatives on the seven-person JACs with members of the public chosen for their commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
## Lawyer groups' stance
Lawyer groups claim criticism of judges falls short of journalistic standards.

> the National Post has recently published a spate of commentary that falls short of the standard of journalism that strengthens our democracy
## Key takeaway

Lawyer groups claim National Post journalist's criticism of judges' past activism violates journalistic standards.