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- Title
DIVERSITY OF THE BENCH.
- Abstract
The article discusses diversity in relation to judges who are nominated and serve on the judiciary in the U.S. as of July 2013, focusing on several of American President Barack Obama's judicial nominees to the federal courts such as Adalberto Jordan and Jacqueline Nguyen. It states that women were confirmed to fill judicial vacancies in Maine and Alaska, while the first openly gay man was confirmed to a federal court judgeship. Racial minority judges and gender diversity are examined.
- Subjects
UNITED States; JUDICIAL selection &; appointment; JORDAN, Adalberto Jose, 1961-; GAY male judges; OBAMA, Barack, 1961-; MINORITY judges; NGUYEN, Jacqueline; FEDERAL judges
- Publication
Judicature, 2013, Vol 97, Issue 1, p31
- ISSN
0022-5800
- Publication type
Article