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One stunning trend in this administration’s federal judicial nominees is the lack of diversity. Of the 208 Art. III judges confirmed under President Trump, only 3.37% are Black. acslaw.org/judicial-nomin… (1/6)
Only 38 active Article III judges are Black women, which is only 4.3% of all active Art. III judges. However, during this administration only 1 of the 208 confirmed nominees has been a Black woman, a mere 0.48% (2/6)
As ACS’s groundbreaking Gavel Gap study found, the problem is just as bad with state courts. People of color are 40% of the population, but less than 20% of state court judges. gavelgap.org (3/6)
