Bradley v. Judges of Superior Court for County of Los Angeles, State of California

531 F.2d 413 Thomas BRADLEY, Mayor, City of Los Angeles, et al., Plaintiffs and Petitioners, Appellants, v. JUDGES OF the SUPERIOR COURT FOR the COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, as a class, represented By Alfred J. McCOURTNEY, Jr., Presiding Judge, Defendants and Respondents, Appellees. No. 74--2189. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Feb. 4, 1976. G. Keith Wisot (argued), Deputy Public Defender, Fred Okrand (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., for appellants. Robert F. Katz, Deputy Atty. Gen. (argued), John P. Farrell, Deputy County Counsel (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., for appellees. OPINION Before TRASK and CHOY, Circuit Judges, and VON DER HEYDT, * District Judge. CHOY, Circuit Judge: 1 This appeal challenges the constitutionality of Cal.Code Civ.P. § 206, governing jury selection, and the validity of convictions obtained under it. The district court dismissed the constitutional attack and denied the petitions for habeas corpus. We dismiss in part and affirm in part. Background 2 Los Angeles County is divided into nine judicial districts. The Central District contains large concentrations of the county's Black and Hispanic populations. For example, 32% of…