Feminist Judging Matters: How Feminist Theory and Methods Affect The Process of Judgment

Authors

Linda L. Berger, University of Nevada, Las Vegas -- William S. Boyd School of Law
Bridget J. Crawford, Pace University School of Law
Kathryn M. Stanchi, University of Nevada, Las Vegas -- William S. Boyd School of Law

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2018

Abstract

Professor Linda Berger rejoins her Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Opinions of the United States Supreme Court coauthors in this essay presenting feminism as the foundation for a developing form of rich, complex, and practical legal scholarship-the lens and the means through which we may approach and resolve many legal problems. First, this essay explores the intellectual foundations of feminist legal theory and situates the United States and international feminist judgments projects within that scholarly tradition. It next considers how the feminist judgments projects move beyond traditional academic scholarship to bridge the gap between the real-world practice of law and feminist theory. Finally, this essay uses contemporary examples of feminist judging to illustrate that the gap between feminist theory and judicial decision making is narrowing, a real-world advance that suggests a widening judicial audience for Feminist Judgments.

Publication Citation

47 U. Balt. L. Rev. 167 (2018).

Recommended Citation

Berger, Linda L.; Crawford, Bridget J.; and Stanchi, Kathryn M., "Feminist Judging Matters: How Feminist Theory and Methods Affect The Process of Judgment" (2018). Scholarly Works. 1100.
https://scholars.law.unlv.edu/facpub/1100