Book contents
- Race, Gender, Sexuality, and the Politics of the American Judiciary
- Race, Gender, Sexuality, and the Politics of the American Judiciary
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Qualification, Selection, and Retirement Characteristics of Women, Minorities, and Minority-Women State Supreme Court Judges
- 2 Latinas and the Texas Judiciary
- 3 Structural and Partisan Effects on the Ascension of Women of Color to State Appellate Courts
- 4 LGBT Judges in the United States
- 5 Race, Gender, and the Battle to Seat Constance Baker Motley, the First Black Woman Appointed to the Federal Bench
- 6 Diversity Abound
- 7 Marked for Excellence
- 8 Navigating Rising to the Top: Justice Sotomayor
- Concluding Remarks
- Index
- References
Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 November 2018
Book contents
- Race, Gender, Sexuality, and the Politics of the American Judiciary
- Race, Gender, Sexuality, and the Politics of the American Judiciary
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Qualification, Selection, and Retirement Characteristics of Women, Minorities, and Minority-Women State Supreme Court Judges
- 2 Latinas and the Texas Judiciary
- 3 Structural and Partisan Effects on the Ascension of Women of Color to State Appellate Courts
- 4 LGBT Judges in the United States
- 5 Race, Gender, and the Battle to Seat Constance Baker Motley, the First Black Woman Appointed to the Federal Bench
- 6 Diversity Abound
- 7 Marked for Excellence
- 8 Navigating Rising to the Top: Justice Sotomayor
- Concluding Remarks
- Index
- References
Summary
In order to understand the lack of diversity in our American judicial system, this edited volume examines the intersectionality of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual identity and the judiciary. It is our contention that, when compared to the composition of the general population across the country, the composition of courts is simply not representative of the people whom they serve.
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