Book contents
- Race, Gender, Sexuality, and the Politics of the American Judiciary
- Race, Gender, Sexuality, and the Politics of the American Judiciary
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Qualification, Selection, and Retirement Characteristics of Women, Minorities, and Minority-Women State Supreme Court Judges
- 2 Latinas and the Texas Judiciary
- 3 Structural and Partisan Effects on the Ascension of Women of Color to State Appellate Courts
- 4 LGBT Judges in the United States
- 5 Race, Gender, and the Battle to Seat Constance Baker Motley, the First Black Woman Appointed to the Federal Bench
- 6 Diversity Abound
- 7 Marked for Excellence
- 8 Navigating Rising to the Top: Justice Sotomayor
- Concluding Remarks
- Index
- References
2 - Latinas and the Texas Judiciary
The Intersection of Race, Gender, and Judiciary
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 November 2018
Book contents
- Race, Gender, Sexuality, and the Politics of the American Judiciary
- Race, Gender, Sexuality, and the Politics of the American Judiciary
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Qualification, Selection, and Retirement Characteristics of Women, Minorities, and Minority-Women State Supreme Court Judges
- 2 Latinas and the Texas Judiciary
- 3 Structural and Partisan Effects on the Ascension of Women of Color to State Appellate Courts
- 4 LGBT Judges in the United States
- 5 Race, Gender, and the Battle to Seat Constance Baker Motley, the First Black Woman Appointed to the Federal Bench
- 6 Diversity Abound
- 7 Marked for Excellence
- 8 Navigating Rising to the Top: Justice Sotomayor
- Concluding Remarks
- Index
- References
Summary
Sharon A. Navarro proposes that with the changing demographics in Texas and increasing population of Latinos, Texas should experience more Latinos in elected offices such as the judiciary. Navarro argues that the intersection of race/ethnicity and gender has created challenges for Latino men and Latina women as they have ascended to the intermediate courts of appeal in Texas. Navarro utilizes the standpoint theory to analyze the experiences of the Latina justices who agreed to be interviewed. She contends that political and institutional pressures have converged with race and gender to enable diversification of Texas’ intermediate courts of appeals. It should be noted that this diversification was not without its challenges. This study is important for understanding how a historically underrepresented group can become politically incorporated into a state’s judiciary. The findings suggest that Latino/a justices recognize and use their race/ethnic and gender identity to their advantage in political judicial appointments.
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