Hearing Black Voices: Minority Representation in Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings

• In Event: Congressional Committees and Oversight

Brief Overview

This paper will examine how the addition of Sens. Harris and Booker to the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary impacted the confirmation hearings of Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

Authors

• John D. Rackey, University of Oklahoma

• Periloux C. Peay, University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus