Statement by Senator Glenn F. McConnell (Word format)
Memorandum (Staff Summary) (Word format)
Judicial Screening Statistics
Candidate Interest
Summary of Charted Data (Word format) - (Charts below are Excel Spreadsheets)
- 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
(Word format) - (Charts below are Excel Spreadsheets)
- 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
(Word format) - (Charts below are Excel Spreadsheets)
- 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
(Word format) - (Charts below are Excel Spreadsheets)
- 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