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STATISTICS AND DATA ON WOMEN IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION compiled by the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession in collaboration with the Stanford Law School Library

Employment

Women Comprise:
28.5% of all lawyers*
41.39% of associates at large law firms*
15.04% of partners at large law firms*
(*Source: 1999 NALP Directory of Legal Employers)

Women employed in law schools:
10.4% of Deans*
20.7% of Full Professors*
45.3% of Associate Professors*
51.9% of Assistant Professors*
(*Source: 1998-99 AALS Directory of Law Teachers)
 
 
 

Judiciary

Women in the Federal Judiciary:
22.2% of the U.S. Supreme Court Justices*
16% of U.S. Circuit Court Judges*
1.8% of U.S. District Court Judges*
(*Source: 1999 Federal Judicial History Office)
 

Legal Education

Women make up 47.5% of all entering law students*
(*Source: 2000 ABA Guide to Approved Law Schools)

Women employed in law schools:
10.4% of Deans*
20.7% of Full Professors*
45.3% of Associate Professors*
51.9% of Assistant Professors*
(*Source: 1998-99 AALS Directory of Law Teachers)
 

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