Supreme Bias : Gender and Race in U. S. Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings / Christina L. Boyd, Paul M. Collins, Jr., and Lori A. Ringhand.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boyd, Christina L., author.

Collins, Paul M., Jr., author.

Ringhand, Lori A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Supreme Court--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment.

United States.

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary.

Discrimination in justice administration--United States.

Discrimination in justice administration.

Bias (Law)--United States.

Bias (Law).

Race discrimination--Law and legislation--United States.

Race discrimination.

Sex discrimination against women--Law and legislation--United States.

Sex discrimination against women.

Judges--Selection and appointment--United States.

Judges.

Legislative hearings--United States.

Legislative hearings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2023]

Summary:

"In Supreme Bias, Christina L. Boyd, Paul M. Collins, Jr., and Lori A. Ringhand, present for the first time a comprehensive analysis of the dynamics of race and gender at the Supreme Court confirmation hearings held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Drawing on their deep knowledge of the confirmation hearings, as well as rich new qualitative and quantitative evidence, the authors highlight how the women and people of color who have sat before the Committee have faced a significantly different confirmation process than their white, male colleagues. Despite being among the most qualified and well-credentialed lawyers of their respective generations, female nominees and nominees of color face more skepticism of their professional competence, are subjected to stereotype-based questioning, and are more frequently interrupted and described in less positive terms by senators. In addition to revealing the disturbing extent to which race and gender bias exists even at the highest echelon of U.S. legal power, this book also provides concrete suggestions for how that bias can be reduced in the future"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

One: Diversifying the Federal Courts

Two: The Supreme Court Confirmation Process

Three: Theorizing Bias in the Confirmation Hearings

Four: Professional Competence and Expertise

Five: Interruptions

Six: Language Choices

Seven: Gender, Race, and the Thomas-Hill and Kavanaugh-Blasey Ford Special Sessions

Eight: Reflecting and Looking Forward

Notes

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Collins, Paul M., Jr. Supreme Bias

ISBN:

9781503636897

1503636895

OCLC:

1393303351