HAMILTON — “Why aren’t there more Black female judges on the federal bench?” an op-ed by Associate Professor of Government Gbemende Johnsonpublished in The Washington Post on Feb. 22, addresses President Biden’s campaign pledge to appoint a Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court and his record-breaking number of federal court appointments of Black women. Johnson primarily addresses obstacles that Black women encounter in pursuing their careers. She refers to research she recently published in The SAIS Review of International Affairs titled “Gender, Diversity, and the United States Judiciary,” which outlines these obstacles and offers suggestions for improving the retention of women in the legal profession.