Library of Congress Catalog-in-Publication Data

Perry, Barbara A. (Barbara Ann)
A representative Supreme Court? : the impact of race, religion,
and gender on appointments / Barbara A. Perry ; Foreword by David M. O'Brien
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p. cm.--(Contributions in legal studies, ISSN 0147-1074 ;
no. 66)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-313-27777-X (alk. paper)

1. United States. Supreme Court. 2. Judges--United States--
Selection and appointment. I. Title. II. Series.

KF8742.P336 1991
347.73′2634--dc2O
[347.3073534] 91-14336

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.

Copyright © 1991 by Barbara A. Perry

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 91-14336
ISBN: 0-313-27777-X
ISSN: 0147-1074

First published in 1991

Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881
An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.

Printed in the United States of America

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The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984).

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Copyright Acknowledgment

The author expresses her gratitude to the publishers for permission to reprint as Chapter
2: Barbara A. Perry, "The Life and Death of the 'Catholic Seat' on the United States
Supreme Court," VI The Journal of Law and Politics1 (Fall 1989).

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