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Why racial diversity in the federal judiciary matters Supreme Court Justices arrive for the the 59th inaugural ceremony at the US Capitol on January 20, 2021. Patrick Semansky-Pool/Getty Images
The federal judiciary does not mirror the racial makeup of the United States.
Roughly 40% of Americans are people of color, according to the US Census Bureau, but just 25% of active federal judges are people of color. Trump s selection of minorities for the bench is an even smaller amount 16%.
Federal judges help shape the law, and their individual perspectives and experiences play a role in their decision-making that impact everyday people s lives, experts told Insider. That means having a federal judiciary that reflects the nation s racial diversity can change legal outcomes, and consequently, improve the public s perception of the courts, they said.
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