Diversifying the Courts : Race, Gender, and Judicial Legitimacy Paperback / softback
by Nancy Scherer
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Examines the decisions of US presidents to appoint judges from diverse backgrounds to federal courtsIn 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.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:240 pages, 40 b/w illustrations
- Publisher:New York University Press
- Publication Date:28/02/2023
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- ISBN:9781479818723
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:240 pages, 40 b/w illustrations
- Publisher:New York University Press
- Publication Date:28/02/2023
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- ISBN:9781479818723