Frontmatter
Contents
Preface:
Introduction:
1. A Brief History of Diversity on the Federal Bench
2. Why Democrats Support Diversifying the Courts
3. Why Republicans Oppose Diversifying the Courts
4. Sitting Judges Discuss Diversity
5. Diversity, Party Identification, and Political Legitimacy
6. Legitimacy and Gender Diversity on the Bench
7. Legitimacy and Racial Diversity on the Bench
8. Legitimacy and Descriptive/Substantive Representation
9. Legitimacy and Party Identification
Conclusion:
Acknowledgments
Appendix A: Methods
Appendix B: Mock Newspaper Articles
Appendix C: Full Regression Models
Notes
References
Index
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