Sylvia R. Lazos

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law

Justice Myron Leavitt Professor of Law

4505 South Maryland Parkway

Box 451003

Las Vegas, NV 89154

United States

  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law

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The Immigrant Rights Marches (Las Marchas): Did the 'Gigante' (Giant) Wake Up or Does it Still Sleep Tonight?

Nevada Law Journal, Vol. 7, p. 780, 2007, UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 08-15
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 21 Apr 2008 Last Revised: 23 Apr 2008
Sylvia R. Lazos
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law
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immigration, social movements, civil rights, critical race theory, latcrit theory, latina/os

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Sacrificing Diversity for 'Quality': How Judicial Performance Evaluations are Failing Women and Minorities

Western Political Science Association 2010 Annual Meeting Paper , UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 10-14
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 29 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 29 Jul 2010
Rebecca D. Gill, Sylvia R. Lazos and Mallory Waters
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law and University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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judicial performance evaluation, race bias, gender bias

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Gender & Race Bias in the Proposed Judicial Performance Evaluations: Some Preliminary Findings

UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 10-30
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 23 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 26 Aug 2010
Sylvia R. Lazos and Rebecca D. Gill
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law and University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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judicial performance evaluations, gender bias, race bias, assessment

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Only Skin Deep?: The Cost of Partisan Politics on Minority Diversity of the Federal Bench

Indiana Law Journal, Vol. 83, p. 1423, 2008, UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 09-03
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 06 Sep 2008 Last Revised: 18 Feb 2009
Sylvia R. Lazos
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law
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federal courts, judicial selection, diversity, rule of law, pluralist polity

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Reflections in Response to the Nevada Judicial Evaluation Pilot Project

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Reflections in Response to the Nevada Judicial Evaluation Pilot Project

UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 10-36
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 30 Jul 2010 Last Revised: 31 Aug 2010
Rebecca D. Gill and Sylvia R. Lazos
University of Nevada, Las Vegas and University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law
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judicial performance evaluation

Reflections in Response to the Nevada Judicial Evaluation Pilot Project

Posted: 24 Jan 2010
Rebecca D. Gill and Sylvia R. Lazos
University of Nevada, Las Vegas and University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law

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judicial performance evaluation

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Latino Voters 2012 and Beyond: Will the Fastest Growing and Evolving Electoral Group Shape U.S. Politics?

11 Election L.J. 118 (2012), UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series
Posted: 19 Apr 2012
Sylvia R. Lazos
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law

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Latinos, voting, elections, electoral behavior, politics, identity, ethnic groups

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Are Judicial Performance Evaluations Fair to Women and Minorities?: A Cautionary Tale from Clark County, Nevada

Law & Society Review, Vol. 45, pp. 731–759
Posted: 11 Mar 2012
Rebecca D. Gill, Sylvia R. Lazos and Mallory Waters
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law and University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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