Two separate polls show that the majority of Americans want the next Supreme Court Justice to be chosen for his or her experience and not for their minority status.
Supreme Court Justice David Souter announced his early retirement at the beginning of May, leaving Barack Obama with his first chance at shaping America’s highest court. It is believed Obama will have at least two more chances at picking Supreme Court justices.
A Gallup poll released last week shows that 64% of Americans say it ‘doesn’t matter’ to them if a woman is nominated. The same poll also shows that 68% do not care if a Hispanic is chosen and even more – 74% – do not care if an African-American is named.
Gallup also found that only 6% of Americans said it is “essential” that Obama appoint a woman, while an additional 26% view it as “a good idea, but not essential.” The combined percentage of 32% is smaller than the 43% and 47% who voiced the same sentiment about a woman after Judge Sandra Day O’Connor, the Court’s first woman judge, retired in 2005.
Similarly, a FOX News/Opinion Dynamics poll shows taht nearly half of Americans – 45% – think that judicial experience is the “single most important factor” in picking the next justice.
This poll also corroboratees Gallup’s findings about minority status being an irrelevant issue in the selection process. 75% said it should not matter if the next justice is a woman or minority, and 66% said it should not matter if the next justice is gay.
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