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Supreme Court in Need of Diversity

Since the U.S. Supreme Court was organized in 1790, 113 justices served on the court. Only three of those justices have been women. And out of 17 chief justices, none of them have been female, according to the court's Web site. Women hold two out of the current nine justice seats. While President Barack Obama reviews promising judges and legal scholars to replace Justice John Paul Stevens, who is retiring this summer, he has many qualities to consider before picking a nominee, and women and racial minorities deserve full consideration if they are as qualified as the white male candidates. Click here to read more.
 
 



INSIGHT Into Diversity