BuzzFeed - A new graphic being released today along with the issuance of a groundbreaking report on diversity of state courts. American Constitution Society WASHINGTON ? In 16 states, people of color account for fewer than one in ten state court judges, a groundbreaking report being released Wednesday details. Despite women being more than 50% of the population, the report reveals that they represent only about 30% of the judges ? a number that plays out across regions of the country. "The Gavel Gap," a new report by Tracey George and Albert Yoon, is being released by the American Constitution Society on Wednesday. A copy was provided exclusively to BuzzFeed News in advance of the release. "Our laws are premised in part on the idea that our courts will be staffed by judges who can understand the circumstances of the communities which they serve. Our judicial system depends on the general public's faith in its legitimacy," George and Yoon write. "Both of these foundational principles
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