Diversifying the Courts: Race, Gender, and Judicial Legitimacy

· Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Sheri Saginor
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Examines the decisions of United States 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.

About the author

Nancy Scherer is associate professor of political science at Wellesley College. She is the author of Scoring Points: Politicians, Political Activists, and the Lower Federal Court Appointment Process.

With over twenty years of experience as a speaker, writer, and performer, Sheri Saginor brings to her work a true passion for the spoken word. When she's not in the recording booth, she enjoys hiking up mountains, running half-marathons, and playing her guitar.

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