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13. Here is the AFJ report:

BROADENING THE BENCH: Professional Diversity and Judicial Nominations

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So far in 2014, the outlook on nominations is bright. With his first judicial nominations of the year, President Obama has already taken a positive step toward increasing professional diversity. On January 16, the President nominated four lawyers to fill district court vacancies in Illinois, Washington, Missouri, and Nevada. All four have professional backgrounds that are currently underrepresented among federal judges: two have substantial plaintiff-side trial experience, one is a former public defender, and one is a state court judge who was previously a solo practitioner focused on criminal defense.9 With just under three years left in President Obama’s Administration, there will be ample opportunity to turn these promising nominations into the norm, rather than the exception.

II. Current Statistics: Professional Diversity and President Obama’s Judicial Nominees

This section sets forth comprehensive professional diversity statistics for President Obama’s judicial nominations, divided into five parts: (A) civil public interest and public service advocacy; (B) criminal law; (C) private practice; (D) state and federal judges; and (E) overall professional diversity statistics.

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http://www.afj.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Professional-Diversity-Report-020514.pdf

AFJ Report: Senate rules reform opens the door to more professional diversity among federal judges
http://www.afj.org/press-room/press-releases/afj-report-senate-rules-reform-opens-the-door-to-more-professional-diversity-among-federal-judges

Charts and tons of statistics in the PDF.