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Statistical Study

Judicial Screening and Elections

By Staff of the Senate Judiciary Committee

June 2, 2005

Statement by Senator Glenn F. McConnell (Word format)

Memorandum (Staff Summary) (Word format)

Judicial Screening Statistics

Candidate Interest

Summary of Charted Data

Chart 1 - Average Number of Candidates per Judicial Contest 1975-1996
Chart 2 - Average Number of Candidates per Judicial Contest 1997-2004
Chart 3 - Average Number of Candidates per Non-Incumbent Judicial Contest 1975-1996
Chart 4 - Average Number of Candidates per Non-Incumbent Judicial Contest 1997-2004
Chart 5 - Average Number of Candidates in All Judicial Contests vs. Non-Incumbent Judicial Contests 1975-1996
Chart 6 - Average Number of Candidates in All Judicial Contests vs. Non-Incumbent Judicial Contests 1997-2004

Gender Diversity

Summary of Charted Data

Chart 1 - 1975-1996 Gender Percentages for all Judicial Contests
Chart 2 - 1997-2004 Gender Percentages for all Judicial Contests
Chart 3 - 1975-1996 Election Success Rates by Gender for all Judicial Contests
Chart 4 - 1997-2004 Election Success Rates by Gender for all Judicial Contests
Chart 5 - 1975-1996 Election Success Rates by Gender where no Incumbent Present in Contest
Chart 6 - 1997-2004 Election Success Rates by Gender where no Incumbent Present in Contest
Chart 7 - 1997-2004 Percentages for Females for all Judicial Contests
Chart 7(a) - 1997-2004 Percentages for Males for all Judicial Contests
Chart 8 - 1997-2004 Percentages for Females where no Incumbent Present in Contest
Chart 8(a) - 1997-2004 Percentages for Males where no Incumbent Present in Contest

Racial Diversity

Summary of Charted Data

Chart 1 - 1975-1996 Race Percentages for all Judicial Contests
Chart 2 - 1997-2004 Race Percentages for all Judicial Contests
Chart 3 - 1975-1996 Election Success Rates by Race for all Judicial Contests
Chart 4 - 1997-2004 Election Success Rates by Race for all Judicial Contests
Chart 5 - 1975-1996 Election Success Rates by Race where no Incumbent Present in Contest
Chart 6 - 1997-2004 Election Success Rates by Race where no Incumbent Present in Contest
Chart 7 - 1997-2004 Percentages for African-Americans for all Judicial Contests
Chart 7(a) - 1997-2004 Percentages for Caucasians (and others) for all Judicial Contests
Chart 8 - 1997-2004 Percentages for African-Americans where no Incumbent Present in Contest
Chart 8(a) - 1997-2004 Percentages for Caucasians where no Incumbent Present in Contest

Importance of Prior Legislative Experience

Summary of Charted Data

Chart 1 - 1975-1996 Prior Legislative Experience Percentages for all Judicial Contests
Chart 2 - 1997-2004 Prior Legislative Experience Percentages for all Judicial Contests
Chart 3 - Election Success Rates based on Prior Legislative Experience in all Judicial Contests 1975-1996
Chart 4 - Election Success Rates based on Prior Legislative Experience in all Judicial Contests 1997-2004
Chart 5 - Election Success Rates based on Prior Legislative Experience where no Incumbent Present in Contest 1975-1996
Chart 6 - Election Success Rates based on Prior Legislative Experience where no Incumbent Present in Contest 1997-2004
Chart 7 - 1997-2004 Percentages for Candidates with no Prior Legislative Experience for all Judicial Contests
Chart 7(a) - 1997-2004 Percentages for Candidates with Prior Legislative Experience for all Judicial Contests
Chart 8 - 1997-2004 Percentages for Candidates with no Prior Legislative Experience where no Incumbent Present in Contest
Chart 8(a) - 1997-2004 Percentages for Candidates with Prior Legislative Experience where no Incumbent Present in Contest