Shortlisted: A Conversation Between Judge Diane Wood, Renee Knake Jefferson, and Hannah Brenner Johnson

106(3) Judicature 8 (2023)

U of Houston Law Center No. 2023-A-3

12 Pages Posted: 24 Mar 2023

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Renee (Newman) Knake Jefferson

University of Houston Law Center

Hannah Brenner Johnson

California Western School of Law

Diane P. Wood

University of Chicago Law School; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Date Written: March 22, 2023

Abstract

This article includes an edited excerpt from the book Shortlisted: Women in the Shadows of the Supreme Court and a discussion with the authors led by Judge Diane Wood, a senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. They discuss the book, the women who were passed over for seats on the Court, and the lessons their stories offer — for women judges and the legal profession as a whole.

Keywords: Shortlists, Supreme Court, legal history, women’s history, gender, leadership, diversity, inequality, inclusion, power, courts, legal profession, women

Suggested Citation

(Newman) Knake Jefferson, Renee and Brenner Johnson, Hannah and Wood, Diane P., Shortlisted: A Conversation Between Judge Diane Wood, Renee Knake Jefferson, and Hannah Brenner Johnson (March 22, 2023). 106(3) Judicature 8 (2023), U of Houston Law Center No. 2023-A-3, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4397196

Renee (Newman) Knake Jefferson (Contact Author)

University of Houston Law Center ( email )

4604 Calhoun Road
Houston, TX 77003
United States

HOME PAGE: http://www.law.uh.edu/faculty/main.asp?PID=5141

Hannah Brenner Johnson

California Western School of Law ( email )

225 Cedar Street
San Diego, CA 92101
United States

Diane P. Wood

University of Chicago Law School

1111 E. 60th St.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Everett McKinley Dirksen, US Courthouse
219 S. Dearborn Street, RM 2722
Chicago, IL 60604
United States

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