Analysis & Commentary
Diversity on the Bench
Diversifying the Bench in Kansas
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy speaks about judicial diversity in Kansas at an event organized by the League of Women Voters.
– 10/17/09
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy at ACS
On August 4, 2009, Ciara Torres-Spelliscy spoke about the importance of judicial diversity at an event held at the National Press Club and sponsored by the American Constitution Society.
– 08/04/09
How about some diversity in courts that aren’t Supreme?
Congratulations, Sonia Sotomayor. Now let’s pick some judges who aren’t white males for the lower courts too.
Authored by: Ciara Torres-Spelliscy
– 05/27/09
Sexism and the Supreme Court Nominee
An analysis of the underlying gender stereotypes and how they might inform Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination process.
Authored by: Ciara Torres-Spelliscy
– 05/26/09
NPR’s The Takeaway | Ciara Torres-Spelliscy
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy appears on “The Takeaway” to discuss judicial diversity in a segment titled, “Making the judiciary look more like America.”
– 02/27/09
Approaching the Whites-Only Bench
The most cowardly thing about our justice system: The lack of racial diversity on the bench. And it exists whether judges are appointed or elected, and is found on every level of our justice system.
Authored by: Ciara Torres-Spelliscy
– 02/25/09
Buying Time—2008
The 2008 reports continue the groundbreaking analysis first conducted in 2000 examining the sponsorship, content and costs of televised state Supreme Court campaign ads.
– 05/07/08
Court Needs Racial Diversity
– 09/03/06
What Judges Do
– 02/04/02