Title

Senators treat female Supreme Court nominees differently. Here’s the evidence.

Authors

Lori A. Ringhand, University of Georgia School of LawFollow
Christina L. Boyd, University of GeorgiaFollow
Paul M. Collins, Jr., University of Massachusetts AmherstFollow

Originally published in the Washington Post on September 29, 2020.

Abstract

Over the weekend, President Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the Supreme Court seat left empty by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has promised to move the nomination swiftly through to confirmation. As a result, the nation’s attention will soon turn to Barrett’s confirmation hearings in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Based on our empirical examinations of every question asked and every answer given at the hearings since the first in 1939, here is what to expect.

Repository Citation

Ringhand, Lori A.; Boyd, Christina L.; and Collins, Jr., Paul M., "Senators treat female Supreme Court nominees differently. Here’s the evidence." (2020). Popular Media. 325.
https://digitalcommons.law.uga.edu/fac_pm/325