Diversity Matters: Judicial Policy Making in the U.S. Courts of Appeals

by Susan B. Haire and Laura P. Moyer

Until President Jimmy Carter launched an effort to diversify the lower federal courts, the U.S. courts of appeals had been composed almost entirely of white males. But by 2008, over a quarter of sitting judges were women and 15 percent were African American or Hispanic. Underlying the argument made by administration officials for a diverse federal judiciary has been the expectation that the presence of women and minorities will ensure that the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813937183
• ISBN13: 9780813937182
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.7"