1. JUDICIAL DIVERSITY IN FEDERAL COURTS: A Historical and Empirical Exploration.
- Author
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HURWITZ, MARK S. and LANIER, DREW NOBLE
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DIVERSITY in the workplace , *FEDERAL courts , *JUDICIAL selection & appointment , *SELECTION & appointment of U.S. Supreme Court justices , *FREEDOM of religion , *PERSECUTION of Christians - Abstract
The article discusses judicial diversity in the U.S. federal court system as of September 2012, focusing on an examination of gender, religion, and race in regards to those people who have been selected to serve as federal judges and U.S. Supreme Court Justices. Freedom of religion in America is addressed, including a historical analysis of the persecution inflicted on Catholics and Jews. The impact of education and judicial experience on the process of selecting judges is examined, including an assessment of former U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Harlan Fiske Stone's tenure on the bench.
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- 2012