Prior research on state supreme courts tends to concentrate on evaluating the influence of gender or elections on the behavior of justices but not both. By studying either gender or elections, the research fails to address the joint influence of these variables on behavior, and consequently, I posit that a composite model containing both gender and election variables provides a more thorough understanding of judicial behavior. I examine police brutality cases decided in state supreme courts between 1990 and 2000 and find that gender and elections are significant factors in structuring judicial behavior. Consequently, I contend that state supreme court studies considering gender and institutions together provide greater understanding of the factors leading to judicial behavior.
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