What is the impact of women on the bench? How does gender influence (and how is it perceived to influence) their professional conduct?
What will be an ideal response?
• Many women try to balance their personal and professional lives, therefore judgeships are attractive options.
o Membership to the National Association of Women Judges has grown from 100 members in 1979 to almost 1,300 members.
• Prospects are excellent for women to be elected to the bench through a political process.
• Women experience scrutiny because of their gender.
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a. Sports stars b. Teenagers c. The elderly d. Males
In what ways can advocates be a useful source of information?
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following cities had the first modern police force?
A. Rome B. New York C. London D. Paris
Restitution orders are determined by prison wardens rather than by judges
Indicate whether the statement is true or false