Report of the Working Committees to the Second Circuit Task Force on Gender, Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts
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The US Court of Appeals for the 2d Circuit Judicial Council in 1993 established the Task Force on Gender, Racial and Ethnic Fairness to examine the effect of bias on the quality of service obtained by employees and litigants in 2d Circuit courtrooms. Though overt prejudice is largely a thing of the past, subtler forms of stereotyping continue to affect the outlook and conduct of lawyers, court employees, jurors, and judges. The Task Force's report suggest strategies for reducing bias.
Publication Name: Annual Survey of American Law
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0066-4413
Year: 1997
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Report of the Second Circuit Task Force on Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts
Article Abstract:
The US Court of Appeals for the 2d Circuit's Task Force on Gender, Racial and Ethnic Fairness investigated and reported on the lingering effect of bias affecting the Circuit and strategies for reducing it. The 2d Circuit established the Task Force in response to Judicial Council and congressional urgings. The Task Force found that bias against women and minorities affects the Circuit's hiring practices, treatment of litigants, jury composition and other matters.
Publication Name: Annual Survey of American Law
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0066-4413
Year: 1997
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A report of the perceptions and experiences of lawyers, judges, and court employees concerning gender, racial, and ethnic fairness in the federal courts of the Second Circuit of the United States
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Judges, lawyers, and court employees of the US Courts of Appeals for the 2d Circuit were surveyed to determine whether and to what extent gender, race, and ethnicity affect the perceptions and experiences of those surveyed. The survey found that judges and court employees are less likely than lawyers to believe, based on disparaging remarks made in their presence, that the biases of participants undermined the fairness of proceedings in 2d Circuit courtrooms.
Publication Name: Annual Survey of American Law
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0066-4413
Year: 1997
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