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

  • Author: McMillion, Barry J.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Analyst in American National Government

Publisher

  • 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

  • Name: Congressional Research Service Reports
    Code: CRSR

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

  • Report

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • CRS Report Number: IN10444
  • Accession or Local Control No: IN10444_2016Feb12
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc824720
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