Daily Dicta: The Federal Judiciary Is Awash in Ex-Prosecutors—And It's a Problem
We've all heard about the lack of ethnic and gender diversity on the federal bench. But lack of professional diversity is problematic as well.
September 23, 2019 at 10:24 PM
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A new study by the Cato Institute confirms what you may have already suspected: Many more prosecutors than criminal defense attorneys go on to become federal judges.
In recent years, there's been a fair amount of discussion about the lack of ethnic and gender diversity on the federal bench. But as Cato's Clark Neily points out, lack of professional diversity is problematic as well.
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