Appointment of African American U.S. Circuit and District Court Judges: Historical Overview and Current Data Metadata
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Title
- Main Title Appointment of African American U.S. Circuit and District Court Judges: Historical Overview and Current Data
- Series Title CRS Insight
Creator
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Author: McMillion, Barry J.Creator Type: PersonalCreator Info: Analyst in American National Government
Publisher
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Name: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.Place of Publication: Washington D.C.
Date
- Creation: 2016-02-12
Language
- English
Description
- Content Description: This report briefly provides historical and statistical information related to the appointment of African Americans as U.S. circuit and district court judges. Such information addresses ongoing congressional interest in the demographic characteristics of lower federal court judges.
- Physical Description: 3 pages.
Subject
- Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Blacks
- Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Black judges
- Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Law
Coverage
- Place Name: United States
Collection
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Name: Congressional Research Service ReportsCode: CRSR
Institution
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Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents DepartmentCode: UNTGD
Resource Type
- Report
Format
- Text
Identifier
- CRS Report Number: IN10444
- Accession or Local Control No: IN10444_2016Feb12
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc824720