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handle is hein.crs/govenad0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional ____ ~ Research Service The Appointment of Hispanic U.S. Circuit and District Court Judges: Historical Overview and Analysis September 29, 2023 This Insight provides historical and statistical information related to the appointment of Hispanic U.S. circuit and district court judges. For the purposes of this Insight, the term Hispanic refers to individuals of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. The data provided below are current through September 15, 2023, and also include biracial or multiracial appointees who identify, in part, as Hispanic. The first Hispanic district court judge was Reynaldo Garza, appointed by President Kennedy in 1961 to the Southern District of Texas (comprised of Houston, Corpus Christi, and other areas in southern and southeastern Texas). Judge Garza was also the first Hispanic circuit court judge, appointed by President Carter in 1979 to the Fifth Circuit (which at the time was comprised of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas). The first Hispanic woman appointed as a district court judge was Carmen Consuelo Cerezo, appointed by President Carter in 1980 to the District of Puerto Rico. The first Hispanic woman appointed as a circuit court judge was Kim McLane Wardlaw, appointed by President Clinton in 1998 to the Ninth Circuit (comprised of California, eight other western states, and two U.S. territories). U.S. Circuit Court Judges From Judge Garza's appointment in 1979 through September 15, 2023, there have been a total of 26 Hispanic appointees to circuit court judgeships. Of the 26, 19 (73%) have been men and 7 (27%) have been women. As of September 15, 2023, 14 (8%) of 172 active circuit court judges are Hispanic (of whom 8 are men and 6 are women). As of the same date, of the 19 Hispanic men ever appointed as a circuit court judge, 8 (42%) were serving as an active judge; in contrast, of the 7 Hispanic women ever appointed as a circuit court judge, 6 (86%) were serving as an active judge. Figure 1 shows the total number of Hispanic circuit court judges appointed by presidency, as well as a breakdown by gender of Hispanic circuit court appointees during each presidency. Overall, Presidents Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN12261 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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