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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