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Diversifying the Courts: Race, Gender, and Judicial Legitimacy
Nancy Scherer
Examines the decisions of US presidents to appoint judges from diverse backgrounds to federal courts
In Diversifying the Courts, Nancy Scherer addresses why presidents choose--or don't choose--to diversify the federal courts by race, ethnicity, and gender. She explores how and why the issue became a bitter partisan fight in the first place, tracking the controversial history--and politics--of court diversification.
Drawing on polls, political experiments, surveys and one-on-one interviews, Scherer illuminates the complicated relationship between diversity and court legitimacy. She shows us how diverse representation can positively impact perceptions of the court among women and racial minorities, while having a negative impact on the perceptions among white people and men. Ultimately, Diversifying the Courts provides insight into the impact of gender, race, and ethnicity on the courts, illuminating some of the major challenges facing the American judicial system in the years that lie ahead.
240 pages, 40 b/w illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | February 28, 2023 |
| ISBN13 | 9781479818723 |
| Publishers | New York University Press |
| Pages | 240 |
| Dimensions | 229 × 152 × 17 mm · 384 g |
| Language | English |
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