Shelf 6 of 7 · Who Gets to Sit
The Court’s Divides: Race, Religion, and Gender
Who gets to sit — the “Catholic seat,” the “Jewish seat,” the first women, and the racial reckonings of the modern Court.
Perry, Barbara A. A “Representative” Supreme Court? The Impact of Race, Religion, and Gender on Appointments. 1991.
Perry, Barbara A. The Priestly Tribe: The Supreme Court’s Image in the American Mind. 1999.
Dalin, David G. Jewish Justices of the Supreme Court: From Brandeis to Kagan. 2017.
Burt, Robert A. Two Jewish Justices: Outcasts in the Promised Land. 1988.
Hirshman, Linda. Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World. 2015.
Gutgold, Nichola D. The Rhetoric of Supreme Court Women: From Obstacles to Options. 2012.
Kiel, Daniel. The Transition: Interpreting Justice from Thurgood Marshall to Clarence Thomas. 2023.
Chrisman, Robert, and Robert L. Allen, eds. Court of Appeal: The Black Community Speaks Out on the Racial and Sexual Politics of Clarence Thomas vs. Anita Hill.
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