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Judges and Judiciary

Dec. 6, 2022

Study: Minority judges more likely to appoint diverse clerks

This cycle affects the pipeline of attorneys with the experience to be named to federal judgeships. Meanwhile, a large percentage of the diverse hires are made by judges who are themselves diverse, according to the study co-written by California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin H. Liu.

A lack of diversity among federal judges has led to a relative lack of diversity among their clerks, according to a new study co-written by California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin H. Liu.

This cycle affects the pipeline of attorneys with the experience to be named to federal judgeships. Meanwhile, a large percentage of the diverse hires are made by judges who are themselves diverse. Liu wrote the study along with Pepperdine Caruso School o...

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