Examining the Professional Backgrounds and Experiences of Federal Appellate Judges

• In Event: Diversity of Judges/Litigants

Brief Overview

We employ descriptive data and multivariate analyses to examine the professional experiences of Supreme Court justices and Courts of Appeals judges over time, as we explore a different but important concept in judicial diversity.

Authors

• Drew N. Lanier, University of Central Florida

• Mark Hurwitz, Western Michigan University