Wisconsin still has highest percentage of female state Supreme Court justices in U.S.
Originally published by Annie Pulley for The Badger Project
The highly politicized race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court garnered national attention and smashed previous spending totals, again setting the record for most expensive judicial race in U.S. history. The race also maintained the court’s high percentage of woman justices. Some research suggest those two facts might be related.
With six of seven female justices, the Wisconsin Supreme Court holds the highest rate of women — 86 percent — of all the state Supreme Courts in the country, an analysis by The Badger Project found.
Across the country, 147 of the approximate 328 sitting justices – about 45% – on the highest courts in each state are women, according to The Badger Project analysis.