Tag Archives: Judicial Evaluation

Progress on Improving Judicial Evaluation Surveys

Posted on April 17, 2012 by richardzorza

I recently posted about some disturbing research strongly suggesting that the results of judicial evaluation surveys reflect cultural biases against women and minorities. I am glad to be able to report that there is some important work going on to … Continue reading →

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Nevada Study Suggests that Evaluation of Judges Still Subject to Bias

Posted on April 12, 2012 by richardzorza

This is sad, disappointing, and perhaps predictable. A careful study of attorney evaluation of judges in Nevada finds statistically significant indications that attorney evaluators are reflecting social bias.  Here is the abstract: Judicial performance evaluations (JPEs) are an important part … Continue reading →

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