Progress is Slow But Steady

According to data compiled from The American Benchwomen hold 27.5 percent of state judgeships in 2012—a slight increase from 26.8 percent in 2011. At the same time, the percentage of women on the federal bench declined 0.1 percent to 24.1 percent. Representation of women on federal and state courts is highest in the Northeast (30.4 percent) and lowest in the Midwest (24.6 percent). In Indiana sixteen of the 22 applicants for a supreme court vacancy were women. Indiana is one of three states without a woman on its high court. This will be Governor Daniels’ third appointment to the five-member court. From this pool of 22 applicants, the judicial nominating commission identified ten semi-finalists for the vacancy, including six women and four men. The commission will narrow the list to three finalists in early August.

 

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  1. Kevin, here in Virginia the state average is only 21 %
    For general jurisdiction courts, there are only 14% with the vast majority (like me) being assigned to juvenile and domestic relations courts!( here were are a whopping 26%) In my district, I was the first woman appointed and it took 15 years before we got another woman on the bench, on any level.

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