Race & Gender of Judges Make Enormous Differences in Rulings, Studies Find
Submitted by Editor on February 12, 2010 – 11:24 amNo Comment
Pat K. Chew.
A judge’s race or gender makes for a dramatic difference in the outcome of cases they hear—at least for cases in which race and gender allegedly play a role in the conduct of the parties, according to two recent studies.
The results were the focus of a program about “Diversity on the Bench: Is the ‘Wise Latina’ a Myth?,” sponsored by the ABA Judicial Division at the ABA Midyear Meeting in Orlando on Saturday afternoon.
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