Why Are There So Many Catholics On The Court?

Prof Rick Garnett has good thoughts on this at Catholics and the Court

Also let me add that Catholics well are more wealthy now. It is curious but Evangelicals and Catholics have been in almost absolute identical courses on this.

It is pretty amazing as to education, social status, and wealth how they have mirrored each over the last Century.

I am often amazed how fast Italian Americans have risen. Especially in the South. PEople tend to forget the hostility toward Italian Americans espcially in the South. In fact just a generation or two ago Italain American were often living in the poorer African American areas of town. You can see this in my State in areas such as Shreveport and Baton Rouge. The upward mobility of this group after dealing with major racism for a good early part of the last century is amazing. We can thank Catholic Schools largely for that.

Many Evangelical were pulp wood drivers or rough necks in the oil field. Many Catholics were Blue Collar workers etc etc. There was a stereotyping of each by the more mainstream establishments. Both has rose together.

Kennedy was a breakthrough moment for Catholics. Carter was a breakthrough moment for Evangelicals.

If Harriet Miers had been given a fair sake she would have been of the first Evangelicals on the Court.