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A 16 page research paper. The topic of women and the US Justice System is indeed a broad one, containing several aspects that cannot be ignored by any discussion of both the role of and the effects on women. It is necessary to look at women on each side of the judicial bench—how those in judging positions perform their duties and the contributions they make, and how those embroiled in legal issues common to women are faring today compared to past times. Also important is the fair and unbiased evaluation of the effects and the realized results of laws specific to women, such as sex discrimination of women and reforms of rape laws that have been in place in several jurisdictions for several years, while are still under discussion in others. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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in judging positions perform their duties and the contributions they make, and how those embroiled in legal issues common to women are faring today compared to past times. Also important
is the fair and unbiased evaluation of the effects and the realized results of laws specific to women, such as sex discrimination of women and reforms of rape laws that
have been in place in several jurisdictions for several years, while are still under discussion in others. Women Judges By 1986, the Fund for Modern Courts reported that women
and minorities held "12.6 percent of the nations 12,093 state judgeships and 17.4 percent of 761 federal--judiciary slots" (U.S. News & World Report, 1986; p. 11), but did not further
report how many of those judges were women. The report did include a statement that Alaska had more women judges than any other state in the Union, with 21
percent of their judges at the time being female, and that both groups "fare best in states that appoint rather than elect judges. Together, they won 17.5 percent of
appointments as of Sept. 1, 1985" (U.S. News & World Report, 1986; p. 11). Though the numbers have increased, the percentages now of women and minority judges remain similar
to those of the mid-1980s. Two of those appointed judges are more notable than many of the rest, however. Constance Baker Motley was the first black woman judge in
Federal court, appointed in 1966. Sandra Day OConnor was the first woman Supreme Court justice, and was nominated by President Ronald Reagan in 1981 (Sherry, 1991). Constance Baker
Motley Though Mrs. Motley achieved a landmark first in being the first black woman to be appointed to a federal judgeship, that appointment was not the beginning of the firsts
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