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The Impact of Attorney Gender on Decision-Making in the U.S. Courts of Appeals |
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We examine whether women circuit judges are more/less likely to favor arguments made by women attorneys and whether a critical mass of women judges on the panel/circuit affects how male circuit judges treat parties represented by women lawyers. |
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URL: http://www.indiana.edu/~mpsa/
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| Szmer, John., Sarver, Tammy. and Kaheny, Erin. "The Impact of Attorney Gender on Decision-Making in the U.S. Courts of Appeals" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the MPSA Annual National Conference, Palmer House Hotel, Hilton, Chicago, IL, Apr 03, 2008 <Not Available>. 2008-10-08 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p266107_index.html> |
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| Szmer, J. J., Sarver, T. A. and Kaheny, E. B. , 2008-04-03 "The Impact of Attorney Gender on Decision-Making in the U.S. Courts of Appeals" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the MPSA Annual National Conference, Palmer House Hotel, Hilton, Chicago, IL Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2008-10-08 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p266107_index.html |
Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: We examine whether women circuit judges are more/less likely to favor arguments made by women attorneys and whether a critical mass of women judges on the panel/circuit affects how male circuit judges treat parties represented by women lawyers. |
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| The Impact of Attorney Gender on Decision Making in the United States Courts of Appeals John J. Szmer University of North Carolina at Charlotte Department of Political Science 9201 University City Blvd. Charlotte NC 28223 Phone: (704) 687-3941 Fax: (704)687-3497 E-mail: jjszmer@uncc.edu Erin B. Kaheny University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Department of Political Science P.O. Box 413 Milwaukee WI 53201 Phone: (414) 229-6560 Fax: (414) 229-5021 E-mail: ekaheny@uwm.edu Tammy A. Sarver Benedictine University Department of Political Science 5700 College |
| -0.189 (0.160) Woman Attorney Amicus -0.757 (0.238)+ -0.767 (0.236)+ Women’s Issue 0.420 (0.276) 0.419 (0.276) Constant -1.374 (0.659) -1.394 (0.660) Number of Observations 1 334 1 334 % Predicted Correctly 70.4 70.3 PRE 27.3 27.1 p<0.05 =*; p <0.01=**; p≤0.001=*** +significant at p≤0.05 but sign of coefficient is not in the direction hypothesized 40 |
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