Introduction:

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface: ix
4. Introduction: 1
5. 1. A Brief History of Diversity on the Federal Bench 11
6. 2. Why Democrats Support Diversifying the Courts 25
7. 3. Why Republicans Oppose Diversifying the Courts 41
8. 4. Sitting Judges Discuss Diversity 58
9. 5. Diversity, Party Identification, and Political Legitimacy 73
10. 6. Legitimacy and Gender Diversity on the Bench 88
11. 7. Legitimacy and Racial Diversity on the Bench 104
12. 8. Legitimacy and Descriptive/Substantive Representation 118
13. 9. Legitimacy and Party Identification 126
14. Conclusion: 139
15. Acknowledgments 149
16. Appendix A: Methods 151
17. Appendix B: Mock Newspaper Articles 157
18. Appendix C: Full Regression Models 173
19. Notes 185
20. References 199
21. Index 217
22. About the Author 223