The Impact of Judicial Diversity on Perceptions of Case Outcomes: An analysis of Representation and Legitimacy

• In Event: Court Legitimacy

Brief Overview

A survey experiment conducted to test the impact of racial diversity of judicial panels on perceived legitimacy of observers from different racial backgrounds.

Authors

• Scott Hofer, St. Francis College (NYC)

• Jason P. Casellas, University of Houston

• Matthew Michael Ward, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

• Susan Achury Achury, Texas Christian University