Johnson , Charles : Race dominated the Senate debate on Sotomayor . They say research shows groups of diverse people make better judges . Having Sotomayor on court will widen the experiences of the justices , they say . Guy-Uriel Charles is a law professor at Duke Law School where he is the founding director of the Center on Law , Race , and Politics . Roithmayr , Charles : We should strive for diversity of class , gender , geography .
Johnson , Charles : Race dominated the Senate debate on Sotomayor . They say research shows groups of diverse people make better judges . Having Sotomayor on court will widen the experiences of the justices , they say . Roithmayr , Charles : We should strive for diversity of class , gender , geography .