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In 22 states, no justices publicly identify as a person of color, including in 11 states where people of color make up at least 20 percent of the population.

Key findings since our last update include: The report was previously updated in February 2020. It includes more detailed demographic information and, for the first time, information about justices’ professional backgrounds. footnote1_37ruh71 1 The authors would like to thank Risa Gelles-Watnick and Patrick Berry for their invaluable assistance collecting and analyzing the data for this update, as well as editing the final product. This analysis updates the report with new data on the composition of state supreme courts as of April 6, 2021. In July 2019, the Brennan Center for Justice published State Supreme Court Diversity, which detailed vast racial, ethnic, and gender disparities on state high courts across the country, drawing on more than 60 years of data.

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