{"id":5121,"date":"2012-10-19T12:19:19","date_gmt":"2012-10-19T16:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=5121"},"modified":"2012-10-19T12:19:19","modified_gmt":"2012-10-19T16:19:19","slug":"u-s-courts-becoming-more-diverse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/u-s-courts-becoming-more-diverse\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. courts becoming more diverse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UCF Political Science Professor Dr. Drew Lanier, together with Dr. Mark Hurwitz (Western Michigan University), published \u201cJudicial Diversity in <a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2012\/10\/DSC2796a-e1347645642324.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5134\" title=\"DSC2796a-e1347645642324\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2012\/10\/DSC2796a-e1347645642324-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2012\/10\/DSC2796a-e1347645642324-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2012\/10\/DSC2796a-e1347645642324.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/a>Federal Courts: A Historical and Empirical Exploration\u201d in the journal Judicature.<\/p>\n<p>The authors examine the background characteristics of US Supreme Court and Courts of Appeals judges. The results show that both levels of courts are becoming more diverse and generally reflect national trends in the population.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UCF Political Science Professor Dr. Drew Lanier, together with Dr. Mark Hurwitz (Western Michigan University), published \u201cJudicial Diversity in Federal Courts: A Historical and Empirical Exploration\u201d in the journal Judicature. The authors examine the background characteristics of US Supreme Court and Courts of Appeals judges. 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