1. Because knowledge arises within social contexts and in multiple forms, the key to increasing knowledge lies in the effort to extend one's limited perspective;See Katharine;Feminist Legal Methods, 103 HARV. L. REV,1990
2. 86% of the federal judiciary was African-American, 5.59% was Hispanic/Latino, and 1.01% was Asian-American. Id;2010, 5.9% of state court judges were AfricanAmerican, 2.8% were Latino, 1.1% were Asian-American. AM. BAR ASS'N, NATIONAL DATABASE ON JUDICIAL DIVERSITY IN STATE COURTS,2010
3. Our Selves: The Power, Perception, and Politics of the Civil Jury, 80 CORNELL L. REV. 325, 325 n.3 (1995) (citing 1991 study of eight major cities indicating that women comprised an average of 52.875% of serving jurors in federal courts and 53;See Laura Gaston Dooley;75% in state courts
4. Racial diversity is much more varied, with African-American representation in Washington, D.C. reaching as high as 65% in state courts and 73% in federal courts, but as low as 3% in both state and federal courts in Boston;Elizabeth M Schneider;The Dangers of Summary Judgment: Gender and Federal Civil Litigation,2007
5. 2. The Psychology of Juror and Jury Decision Making