Do Women Judges Make a Difference? An Analysis by Appeal Court Data

Peter James McCormick · Twyla Job

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Judicial and Constitutional Studies Gender Diversity and Inequality Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

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Abstract Given the recent penetration of the judicial profession by women, and concomitant speculation about the possible impact of women judges upon judicial decision-making, the authors examine criminal appeals to the Alberta Court of Appeal between 1985 and 1992 to address in general statistical terms the parameters of the participation of women judges. The results suggest that there is little statistically identifiable difference in the performance of men and women judges, even on specific issues such as sexual assault offenses, and what modest differences can be found are in the opposite direction from those suggested by comparable research in the United States

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