Representation builds trust, improves decision-making, and strengthens democracy.

America is diverse. Our courts should be too.

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There are no Latino justices in Nevada, where Latinos make up nearly a third of the population.

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Representation shouldn’t depend on your zip code. Yet in NY & NJ — home to some of the nation’s largest Asian American communities — there are zero Asian American justices.

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Professional diversity is missing too: prosecutors serve on high courts in 48 states, but former public defenders appear in only 22. 83% of justices come from private practice, leaving key community-serving sectors underrepresented.

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Why care? State high courts are often the final word on cases about your vote, your home, your job, your kids’ schools. A court that doesn’t reflect the full range of public experience loses legitimacy — and insight.

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State supreme courts serve as the final word on state law and state constitutional rights — yet they fail to reflect the full breadth of American experience.
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