Talk:Demographics of the Supreme Court of the United States/Archive 2

message: I found these on Google Scholar, searching for "Supreme Court composition."  I'll let you know if I'm able to get more involved.
By the way, should there be a section on "ideology," or is that not a demographic term?
http://www.jstor.org/stable/2132106?seq=1
http://www.jstor.org/stable/2960194?seq=1
http://www.jstor.org/stable/1961370?seq=3
Andrew Gradman talk/WP:Hornbook 01:42, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the resources, but I would definitely not consider ideology to be a demographic term. It's hard enough to pin down someone's religion and socioeconomic status! bd2412 T 02:23, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
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message: This is material that was in the List of Roman Catholic Justices of the Supreme Court that was summarily deleted.   This content might be useful, but evidently offends the powers that be who have chosen too put it into a memory hole.
Some of this content might be useful.  I have no desire to get into a p***ing match with a skunk, nor do I desire to bring a knife to a gun fight.  Evidently they have more power than I, and this is about naked power untrammeled by promises or rules.
Here is the content that I think could be put into the article.  Maybe they will deign to put it in.  Maybe they won't.  I won't
Religion has historically been a factor in the appointment and confirmation of nominees to the United States Supreme Court.  To be sure, the impact of religion, race, and gender on appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court.  Their impact as a factor in presidential decisions is controversial.Scott, Dale, Supreme Court Nomination: Harriet Miers on Religion?.  To understand them, political and historical contexts need to be explored.  Therefore, pundits have attempted to analyze, by groups or as members of groups, appointments of Catholics, Jews, blacks and women.  Ostensibly, this is to explore "a history of decision-making based on the recognition of specific groups."  Interviews with seven Court members address the question of whether "representative" factors should play a role in nominating justices.Perry, Barbara A., A Representative Supreme Court? The Impact of Race, Religion, and Gender on Appointments, New York: Greenwood Press, 1991. 164 pgs.  ; .
Such analyses have been subject to criticism.John P. McIver, Department of Political Science, University of Colorado, Boulder Review of A "REPRESENTATIVE" SUPREME COURT? THE IMPACT OF RACE, RELIGION, AND GENDER ON APPOINTMENTS by Barbara A. Perry.  Indeed, there is real disagreement as to what, if any, effect religious affiliation has on judicial performance.
There are those who strongly believe that demographic considerations should be no consideration at all in the selection process.See also Kreimendahl, Ilka (2002) Appointment and Nomination of Supreme Court Justices (Scholarly Paper, Advanced Seminar), Amerikanische Entwicklung im Spiegel ausgewählter Entscheidungen des Supreme Court, University of Kassel 32 Pages.
That there have been thirteen Catholics as members of the Supreme Court in its more than 200 year history is a fact.  Historically, only one Catholic was on the court at a time (with the exception of White/McKenna): there was a "tradition" of a so-called "Catholic seat."Hitchcock, James, Catholics and the Supreme Court: An Uneasy Relationship (June 2004) (from Catalyst (magazine)
In contrast to historical patterns, we have gone from a "Catholic seat" to a "Catholic court."  The reasons for that are subject to debate, and are a matter of intense public scrutiny.Perry, Barbara A. "Catholics and the Supreme Court: From the 'Catholic Seat' to the New Majority," in Catholics and Politics: The Dynamic Tension between Faith and Power, Georgetown University Press, 2008, Edited by Kristin E. Heyer, Mark J. Rozell, Michael A. Genovese.  Kristin E. Heyer  is an associate professor in the Religious Studies Department at Santa Clara University. She is the author of Prophetic and Public also published by Georgetown University Press.  Mark J. Rozell is professor of public policy at George Mason University.  Michael A. Genovese holds the Loyola Chair of Leadership at Loyola Marymount University.
More interestingly, that the majority of the Court is now Catholic, and that appointments of Catholics has become accepted (and preferred) in the past two decades, represents an historical 'sea change.'  Indeed, it has fostered accusations that the court has become "a Catholic boys club" (particularly as the Catholics chosen tend to be politically conservative) and a wish that non-Catholics be nominated.Kissling, Frances (May 17, 2009) Catholic Boy’s Club: Religion and the Supreme Court Religious Dispatches.  Frances Kissling is a visiting scholar at the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania and former president of Catholics for a Free Choice.
I have been told that this is "original research" and is not up to their standards.
===Notes===
Good luck to you all.  7&6=thirteen (talk) 16:23, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Note - the actual title was List of Roman Catholic United States Supreme Court justices, which has now been restored as a redirect to the corresponding section of this article. I've merged in what I think is appropriate to this article. Cheers! bd2412 T 16:34, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
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message: Good luck to you all.  7&6=thirteen (talk) 16:23, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Note - the actual title was List of Roman Catholic United States Supreme Court justices, which has now been restored as a redirect to the corresponding section of this article. I've merged in what I think is appropriate to this article. Cheers! bd2412 T 16:34, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Notes