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Note, Pluralism In America: Why Judicial Diversity Improves Legal Decisions About Political Morality, Joy Milligan
Note, Pluralism In America: Why Judicial Diversity Improves Legal Decisions About Political Morality, Joy Milligan
Joy Milligan
Why does the race of judges matter? This Note argues that racial diversity in the judiciary improves legal decisions about political morality. Judges play a substantial role in regulating our political morality; at the same time, race and ethnicity influence public views on such issues. In cases that involve difficult legal questions of political morality, judges should seriously consider all moral conceptions as potential answers. Racial and ethnic diversity is likely to improve the judiciary's institutional capacity for openness to alternative views-not because judges of any given race will "represent" a monolithic viewpoint, but because of the likelihood that judges …
The Ph.D. Rises In American Law Schools, 1960-2011: What Does It Mean For Legal Education?, Justin Mccrary, Joy Milligan, James Phillips
The Ph.D. Rises In American Law Schools, 1960-2011: What Does It Mean For Legal Education?, Justin Mccrary, Joy Milligan, James Phillips
Joy Milligan
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