Diversity on the Bench

Home

News

Opinion

Special Reports

Multimedia

Discussions

Top 100

Jobs

Search

RSS

News

Diversity on the Bench

by MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press , May 22, 2009

Categories:

Dwight Eisenhower: 165 judges.

John F. Kennedy: 125 judges, 1 woman, 3 African-Americans, 1 Hispanic.

Lyndon Johnson: 167 judges, 3 women (including the first African-American woman), 9 African-Americans, 3 Hispanics.

Richard Nixon: 220 judges, 1 woman, 6 African-Americans, 2 Hispanics, 1 Asian American.

Gerald Ford: 62 judges, 1 woman, 3 African-Americans, 1 Hispanic, 2 Asian Americans.

Jimmy Carter: 258 judges, 40 women (including the first Hispanic woman), 37 African-Americans, 16 Hispanics, 3 Asian Americans, 1 Native American.

Ronald Reagan: 358 judges, 29 women, 7 African-Americans, 14 Hispanics, 2 Asian Americans.

George H.W. Bush: 187 judges, 36 women, 11 African-Americans, 8 Hispanics.

Bill Clinton: 367 judges, 104 women (including the first Asian American woman), 61 African-Americans, 23 Hispanics, 5 Asian Americans, 1 Native American.

George W. Bush: 321 judges, 71 women, 23 African-Americans, 30 Hispanics, 4 Asian Americans.

Source: Federal Judicial Center

1 | 2 | 3

Comments posted here may be reprinted in Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine, and may be edited for purposes of clarity and/or space.

Story Tools

Smaller | Larger

FEATURED jobs

Full Time, Tenure Track Faculty
North Seattle Community College

North Seattle Community College (NSCC) is seeking dynamic and collaborative individuals for Faculty positions in Business, Physics, and Visual Arts. These tenure-track positions will be generalists able to prepare and teach courses in their related field.

Enterprise Application Services Business Analyst
Ithaca College

The department of Enterprise Application Services within Ithaca College's Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) invites applications for a Business Analyst position to collaborate with departments across campus to identify, define and document business requirements as part of Enterprise Application Services (EAS)...

Business and Economics Librarian
Cornell University

Requires: Familiarity with software and tools for information management. Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills. Must enjoy providing services to a diverse audience. Demonstrated initiative and flexibility, and ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Chief Information Officer
State University of New York

The State University of New York (SUNY), the nation s largest and most comprehensive system of public higher education, seeks a Chief Information Officer (CIO). This position is located in Albany, New York at the System Administration of the State University of New York.