Women Lawyers before the Supreme Court of Canada

摘要

American and Canadian scholars have found significant evidence of gen-nder bias in the legal system, including the legal profession ~ABA, 2007;nCBA, 1993; Foot and Stager, 1990; Kay and Brockman, 2000; Lopez,n2008; Noonan et al., 2005; Rhode, 2002: 1001!. Interestingly, scholarsnstudying lawyer gender bias in the US have recently inquired as tonwhether gender bias against women lawyers has crept into the deci-nsional processes of the US Supreme Court ~USSCT!. Specifically, a studynconducted by Szmer and colleagues ~2010! indicates that women law-nyers are not disadvantaged in finding success on case outcomes but doesnsuggest that conservative justices are less likely to side with parties rep-nresented by women attorneys. On the other hand, the study also con-ncluded that the justices are more likely to side with the position advocatednby women lawyers in cases raising “women’s issues” ~Szmer et al.,n2010: 27!.