Susan Haire
Biographic Data
| ID | 1492978 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Susan Haire |
| GIVEN NAMES | Susan |
| FAMILY NAME | Haire |
| SIGNATURE | HAIRE S |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 163 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
All eyes are on you
Because stereotyping affects individual assessments of ability and because of socializing experiences in the law, we argue that women and judges of color, while well-credentialed, feel pressure to work harder than their white male peers to demonstrate their competence. Using an original dataset of published appellate court opinions from 2008-2016, we find that majority opinions authored by female and non-white judges go farther to explain and jus…
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A Reappraisal of Diversification in the Federal Courts
Prior scholarship on the effect of the increasing number of female judges leads to three contrasting sets of expectations. Early writings and views of affirmative-action activists suggested that female judges would be more liberal than male judges. On the other hand, a series of empirical studies suggest that we should expect no gender differences. In contrast to both of these perspectives, several feminist scholars suggest that women will be mor…
Integrating Alternative Approaches to the Study of Judicial Voting
This analysis explored the relative impact of various influences on judges' votes in obscenity decisions of the United States Courts of Appeals. It builds upon previous studies that have examined separately the effects of political attitudes, case characteristics, nature of the parties, changing Supreme Court precedent, and defenses raised by litigants. When examined individually, 18 variables from these five approaches were related to a statisti…
A Reappraisal of Diversification in the Federal Courts
Prior scholarship on the effect of the increasing number of female judges leads to three contrasting sets of expectations. Early writings and views of affirmative-action activists suggested that female judges would be more liberal than male judges. On the other hand, a series of empirical studies suggest that we should expect no gender differences. In contrast to both of these perspectives, several feminist scholars suggest that women will be mor…
Integrating Alternative Approaches to the Study of Judicial Voting
This analysis explored the relative impact of various influences on judges' votes in obscenity decisions of the United States Courts of Appeals. It builds upon previous studies that have examined separately the effects of political attitudes, case characteristics, nature of the parties, changing Supreme Court precedent, and defenses raised by litigants. When examined individually, 18 variables from these five approaches were related to a statisti…
All eyes are on you
Because stereotyping affects individual assessments of ability and because of socializing experiences in the law, we argue that women and judges of color, while well-credentialed, feel pressure to work harder than their white male peers to demonstrate their competence. Using an original dataset of published appellate court opinions from 2008-2016, we find that majority opinions authored by female and non-white judges go farther to explain and jus…
Integrating Alternative Approaches to the Study of Judicial Voting
This analysis explored the relative impact of various influences on judges' votes in obscenity decisions of the United States Courts of Appeals. It builds upon previous studies that have examined separately the effects of political attitudes, case characteristics, nature of the parties, changing Supreme Court precedent, and defenses raised by litigants. When examined individually, 18 variables from these five approaches were related to a statisti…
Award Recipients
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
A Reappraisal of Diversification in the Federal Courts
Prior scholarship on the effect of the increasing number of female judges leads to three contrasting sets of expectations. Early writings and views of affirmative-action activists suggested that female judges would be more liberal than male judges. On the other hand, a series of empirical studies suggest that we should expect no gender differences. In contrast to both of these perspectives, several feminist scholars suggest that women will be mor…
All eyes are on you
Because stereotyping affects individual assessments of ability and because of socializing experiences in the law, we argue that women and judges of color, while well-credentialed, feel pressure to work harder than their white male peers to demonstrate their competence. Using an original dataset of published appellate court opinions from 2008-2016, we find that majority opinions authored by female and non-white judges go farther to explain and jus…
Judicial and Constitutional Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Law in Society and Culture (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Affirmative action (1 work)