Only 20% of justices are people of color despite Black, Latino, Asian American, Native American and multiracial people making up 40% of the US population, new statistics show.
According to statistics released by the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University School of Law, only 20% of justices are people of color despite Black, Latino, Asian American, Native American and multiracial people making up 40% of the US population. Additionally, the study found that in 18 states, all state supreme court justices were White.
And earlier this month, the Delaware Senate confirmed N. Christopher Griffiths, who will be the first Black man to sit on the state’s high court. Data also shows a lack of diversity in professional experience among state supreme court justices. The report says 82% of state high court justices were previously private practice attorneys; 67% served as judges on lower courts and 38% are former prosecutors.
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